PrintCarbon Capture and Storage
As part of Spectra Energy’s commitment to protecting the environment and in accordance with our climate change position statement, we are actively evaluating ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One avenue we are currently assessing is carbon capture and storage (CCS).
CCS involves capturing CO2 at the source and injecting it deep underground into geological formations such as depleted oil, gas or saline (salt water) reservoirs for permanent storage.
Spectra Energy’s Western Canadian operations have proven experience in small-scale CCS. We have been recognized as a world leader by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change largely because of existing CCS infrastructure already in place and operating in Northeast British Columbia. Several of our existing facilities are equipped with technology and equipment to separate the CO2 and inject and permanently store it underground.
Currently, the company is assessing the feasibility of developing a world-scale carbon capture and storage project in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. Still in its early stages, the project team is addressing the feasibility of such a project from a technical, geological and economic perspective. While it would be a costly and complex undertaking, it holds the promise of capturing and storing two million tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of taking 500,000 cars off the road annually.
The feasibility project (pdf, 42 KB) is indicative of Spectra Energy’s commitment to exploring and improving the way we operate our facilities and serve our customers in a carbon-constrained environment.
