Globally, there are 15 large-scale CCS projects in operation, with a further seven under construction (total CO₂ capture capacity for the 22 projects is around 40 million tonnes per annum). Four large-scale CCS projects are in Canada. Source: Global CCS Institute
CCS technology can be applied to a wide range of industries, including steel, cement and power generation, to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions.
Quest was designed to capture and store about one third of the emissions from Shell’s Scotford Upgrader (near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta), which turns oil sands bitumen into synthetic crude that can be refined into fuel and other products. One million tonnes of CO₂ captured and stored each year at Quest is equivalent to the annual emissions from about 250,000 cars.
In its first year of operations, the reliability of the capture facility at Quest was about 99 per cent, with less 1 per cent unplanned downtime.
Government funding for Quest is tied to performance-based milestones associated with construction and operation of the project.
Shell and the United States Department of Energy are field-testing advanced monitoring technologies alongside the state-of-the-art, comprehensive monitoring program already in place for Quest.
To commemorate the launch of the Quest CCS project, Shell launched the Quest Climate Grant program in 2015 to provide one-time grants to Canadian-led projects that have measurable impact on the environment.

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