Alberta CO2 Trunk Line

Enhance Energy

The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line is a large-scale CO2 pipeline that will gather CO2 from several sources in the Alberta’s Industrial Heartland outside Edmonton and transport it to existing mature oil fields throughout South-Central Alberta for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

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Project Quick Stats

Lead Enhance Energy
Location Agrium, Northwest Upgrading, Fairborne Energy
CO2 Sources Agrium fertilizer plant – steam methane reformer
Northwest Ugrading bitumen upgrader
Other Infrastructure Large scale CO2 pipeline
Volume 1.7Mt CO2 per year, with capacity for 14.6Mt/yr
Capture Processes Agrium – emission stream processing
Northwest Upgrading – gasification (pre combustion capture)
CO2 Sink Enhanced oil recovery
Public Funding Canada $63M & Alberta $495M
Total Cost ~$1.2B including operating costs
Expected Start Date 2014