Canada’s Inter Pipeline leads CCS hub proposal

Inter Pipeline, a Canadian midstream infrastructure developer, said March 14 it had joined with Rockpoint Gas Storage to submit a proposal to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland (AIH).

The project, anchored by Inter Pipeline’s emissions, would provide open access storage capacity for more than 6mn mt/yr of CO₂ from emitters in AIH, which is located just northeast of Edmonton. It was submitted as part of the first request for full project proposals (RFPP) from the Alberta government, which is expected to announce chosen projects by the end of March.

Successful proponents will be granted the right to drill wells, conduct evaluation and testing, establish monitoring baselines, and inject captured CO₂ into deep subsurface formations within previously defined zones for sequestration, while also overseeing hub development, including use of pore space and ensuring open access.

“The opportunity to develop a carbon capture sequestration of this scale will further position Alberta as a leader in energy transition and meet its decarbonization targets,” Brian Baker, Inter Pipeline’s interim CEO. “We believe timely access to economic pore space is a critical enabler to the development of net zero industrial projects and IPL and Rockpoint have the resources and experience to execute on all of the components of a large-scale carbon capture and storage project.”