PHOTO: Exterra
April 16, 2024
BY Exterra Carbon Solutions
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin signed a final rule approving the State of West Virginia’s request to regulate the injection of carbon dioxide into deep rock formations. Administrator Zeldin was joined by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV-02) for the signing ceremony.
POET announced they have entered into definitive agreements to connect POET’s Fairmont, Nebraska bioprocessing facility to the Tallgrass Trailblazer carbon dioxide pipeline. Under the arrangement, the POET facility will capture bioCO2 for transportation and permanent underground sequestration in Wyoming.
BKV Corporation announced a strategic partnership with a leading diversified midstream energy company to develop a new carbon capture and sequestration facility at a currently operating natural gas plant in South Texas. This partnership underscores BKV’s commitment to reducing its emissions footprint through the development of profitable CCS assets and sets the stage for collaboration on future projects between the two companies.
Canada Nickel Company Inc. announced that it has been selected for funding of $3.4 million from the Government of Canada to support the development of Canada Nickel’s proprietary In-Process Tailings Carbonation process at the pilot plant level.
Shell Canada Limited and affiliates and Canadian Natural Resources Limited had agreed to a provision in the 2017 Athabasca Oil Sands Project transaction, where Shell will swap its remaining 10 per cent interest in the Albian mines in exchange for an additional 10 per cent interest in the Scotford upgrader and Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility.