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Clive, Alberta – September 9, 2026

Enhance Energy has begun construction of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Canada and one of the world’s biggest CCS facilities. The Origins CCS Hub in Clive, Alberta, will initially store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year with the ability to grow to expand in the future. It is expected to be operational by January 2027.
The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Brian Jean, Alberta’s Minister of Energy and Minerals, and Candice Paton, Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Enhance Energy, announced the project on site in Central Alberta on September 9, 2026.

Origins is supported by two $5 million grants from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program. It is an approved carbon sequestration hub by the Government of Alberta. The recent Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta has put a strong emphasis on the role CCS initiatives continue to play in Canada’s energy development, creating an encouraging policy environment for the Origins Project to progress.

“We promised Canadians we would leverage our abundant energy resources to be an energy superpower — and that we would do it in an environmentally responsible way that we could be proud of. Projects like the Origins CCS Hub are doing exactly that: strengthening Canada’s energy sector, creating jobs and attracting investment, all while growing our way to net zero by 2050. The federal and provincial governments and industry are working together as one Team Canada to build big things in this country again and to make sure every Canadian benefits from a stronger, cleaner, more competitive economy,” said the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Government of Canada.

“Alberta is a global leader in carbon capture and storage technology, thanks to our geology, expertise and investment environment. The Enhance Energy Hub will help ensure Alberta produces the most responsible oil and gas in the world while creating investment and jobs in rural Alberta. This project will play a key role in driving our economy forward,” said the Honourable Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Government of Alberta.
“The Origins Project is a game changer for both Alberta and Canada. With the largest national CCS site to date, we can compete globally, while leveraging the skills and expertise of local workers. Enhance is proud and excited to bring this project to life,” said Paton.
Built with Canadian steel, the Origins Project will use a pipeline to connect the hub to Alberta’s CO2 transportation network. Carbon will initially be stored at Origins from heavy industrial sources in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. Origins will have capability to serve the province’s hard-to-abate industries, including cement, oil and gas, power generation, hydrogen, and petrochemicals in Alberta’s Edmonton-Calgary Corridor. The project could also connect to existing large emissions sources or carbon dioxide removals in central and southern Alberta.

Enhance Energy currently operates the Clive CO2 Sequestration Facility and has safely and permanently stored over 9 million tonnes of CO2, generating over $800 million of carbon credit value, $586 million of economic activity in Central Alberta, and backstopping over $1 billion of investment in the carbon capture and sequestration value chain in Alberta. 

About Enhance Energy Inc.
Enhance develops world-class and trusted CCS projects that decarbonize global commodities and the energy we produce. The Enhance team has extensive experience in the planning and implementation of large-scale CCS projects that permanently sequester CO2 emissions. For more information, please visit www.enhanceenergy.com.

SOURCE Enhance Energy Inc.

For media inquiries, please contact Candice Paton, Vice President Corporate Affairs, 403-984-0204, cpaton@enhanceenergy.com