The proposed Quest Project will capture and permanently store underground more than one million tonnes of CO2 per year from its Scotford Upgrader, located near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
“The DNV certification is important because it provides third-party validation that our project meets rigorous storage standards,” says Ian Silk, Shell’s Quest Venture Manager. “It also helps to confirm the capability and capacity of the Basal Cambrian Sands storage formation that we will be injecting into. Proving up this saline formation for storage, which underlies a good portion of the province of Alberta, is imperative to enable the future CCS projects that will be required to help the government achieve its targeted CO2 reductions.”
Shell commissioned DNV to conduct the review based on its extensive experience in providing risk management services across a number of sectors and developing standards and best practices for CO2 storage. DNV assembled a panel of seven CCS experts from academia and research institutions to assess the suitability of the Quest Project’s underground storage formation to safely and permanently store CO2.
“Through developing guidelines and standards for CCS in collaboration with governments and industry, DNV has taken an instrumental role towards paving the way for safe and cost-effective deployment of CCS,” Jørg Aarnes, Principal Consultant, DNV says. “But while regulations, guidelines and standards may help clarify the rules of the game, the main challenge is demonstrating compliance with these rules. The expert panel validation of the Quest storage development plan is a first of its kind in the world and provides independent assurance to stakeholders that CO2 storage will be safely and responsibly managed.”
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