Enhance Energy Planning World-Scale CO_2 Pipeline In Alberta

摘要

The first world-scale project for transporting and burying greenhouse gases looks likely to be built in Alberta, Canada, according to Enhance Energy Inc., sponsor of the project.rnThe company is in the process of obtaining regulatory approvals and conducting detailed engineering leading to the construction of a 149-mile (240-km), 16-inch CO_2 pipeline in central Alberta, along with associated facilities. Construction is expected to start in 2010 with operational startup expected in 2011. Estimated cost - including the carbon dioxide capture/treatment facilities, the pipeline and a pump station - is estimated to be about SC300 million.