North West Upgrading will supply its CO₂ as a feedstock to an independent company specializing in EOR. This feedstock is necessary to unlock the additional light oil trapped in nearly depleted reservoirs throughout Alberta.

Injecting pure CO₂ into Alberta’s reservoirs could recover nearly a billion barrels of light oil that would have otherwise gone untouched, while at the same time safely and permanently storing CO₂.

While traditionally the carbon emissions from upgrading are contaminated and difficult to sequester, our proven gasification technology produces the pure CO₂ that is ideal for EOR. Ironically, Alberta does not have a large enough supply of the pure CO₂ required for economical EOR. This puts NWU at the forefront of becoming a catalyst for the EOR industry in Alberta. This first step will lead to the development of critical infrastructure that will allow others to manage CO₂ more effectively.

North West Upgrading has an agreement in place to supply its CO₂ to Enhance Energy Inc., which is building the province’s first CO₂ distribution pipeline.