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Shell has signed agreements with the governments of Alberta and Canada to secure ...

24/06/2011

Shell has signed agreements with the governments of Alberta and Canada to secure $865mn in funding for its Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Canada. Quest will capture and permanently store deep underground more than 1mn t/y of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton, Alberta, which processes heavy oil from the Athabasca oil sands. Quest is claimed to be the first application of CCS technology for an oil sands upgrading operation. Shell recently commissioned a 100,000-b/d expansion of its Athabasca oil sands project (AOSP), bringing total capacity to 255,000 b/d. The AOSP includes the Muskeg River Mine, Jackpine Mine and Scotford Upgrader. AOSP partners are Shell (60%) Chevron (20%) and Marathon Oil (20%).

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Region: North America

Keywords: Exploration and production - Carbon management

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Management and commerce, Project Management, Research and development, Energy consumption, Carbon capture, transportation and storage, Crude oil, Heavy gas oil, Oil, Bulk storage, Funding, Carbon emissions, Carbon dioxide