Carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration (CCS) is an innovative way for the world to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.

At EnLink, we believe our operating expertise, our customer relationships, and our existing asset footprint provide us with an advantage in becoming the CO₂ transporter of choice.

How CCS Works

CO₂ is emitted into the atmosphere from a wide range of industrial processes, including fertilizer production, hydrogen production, and power generation. Through existing proven technology, CO₂ can be captured from the source before it’s emitted into the atmosphere. The captured CO₂ can then be safely transported through pipelines, a process that is very similar to moving hydrocarbons. Finally, through the use of injection wells, CO₂ can be safely and permanently sequestered in geological formations.

Globally, the CCS industry currently captures approximately 45 million metric tonnes of CO₂ annually.¹ For perspective, in 2022, the industrial sector accounted for approximately 9 billion metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions globally. Consistent with its view that CCS will play a key role in meeting “Net Zero” goals by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts CCS capacity to grow dramatically to 6.0 billion metric tonnes per year, of which the industrial sector would account for approximately 40%.

Operating CCS Projects

We are a midstream leader in CO₂ transportation, as we currently have CO₂ moving in our pipelines in North Texas.

In November 2023, we announced with BKV Corp. (BKV) the initial injection of CO₂ waste generated from EnLink's Bridgeport natural gas processing plant and neighboring operations at BKV's Barnett Zero CCS facility. With the initial injection, BKV and EnLink are among the first energy companies in the nation to have commercial CCS operations. The project is forecasted to achieve an average sequestration rate of up to 210,000 metric tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions per year over the course of the project life. Click here to read the press release.

Through this project, EnLink is gaining valuable expertise in the development and execution of CCS projects and CO₂ transportation.

Gulf Coast CCS Opportunities

An exciting frontier for CCS is in Louisiana, which has all the attributes necessary for large-scale CCS adoption. Louisiana is the second largest industrial emitter within the United States.¹ The state is uniquely positioned to foster the growth of the CCS industry due to the state’s world-class permanent, natural storage capabilities and existing infrastructure – such as EnLink’s 3,100-mile natural gas pipeline network in Louisiana – which can provide a critical link between industrial emitters and these permanent sequestration sites. Further, the state has a regulatory environment that is supportive of CCS development, due in part to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s granting Louisiana primacy to permit CCS projects in late 2023.

Our Carbon Solutions business, launched in 2021, aims to use our well-placed facilities and expertise to develop a CO₂ transportation business in the heart of Louisiana’s emitting regions. We currently connect to or have pipeline within several miles of the majority of industrial emitters in the Mississippi River Corridor, which emits approximately 80 million metric tonnes per year (Mtpa) and makes up nearly two thirds of Louisiana’s total industrial CO₂ emissions.²

We continue discussions with counterparties that, similar to EnLink, desire to bring CCS projects to fruition. We believe our operating expertise, customer relationships, and existing asset footprint provide us with an advantage in building a carbon transportation business and becoming the CO₂ transporter of choice along the Gulf Coast, ultimately helping that region to decarbonize.

CCS Pipeline Safety

We operate our CO₂ pipelines with standards similar to those we use to operate EnLink’s other pipelines. They are monitored 24/7/365 through pressure, volume, temperature, and other controls. Our CO₂ pipelines and facilities have been designed and constructed using industry best practices and standards. Plus, our personnel are trained to respond to any incident and regularly work with local first responders to enhance our preparedness.

  1. IEA (2021), Net Zero by 2050, IEA, Paris (https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050).
  2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 2021.

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