TC Energy Corp. on Thursday became the seventh oil and gas provider to sign a hydrogen supply development agreement with aspiring electric transport truck manufacturer Nikola Corp.

The deal calls for cooperative planning, construction, operation and ownership of hydrogen production hubs for Nikola’s proposed fuel cell electric vehicles (EV) across the United States and Canada.

“We see this new partnership as an important first step in facilitating access to affordable low-carbon production of hydrogen for the transportation and industrial sector,” said TC Vice President Corey Hessen. 

The Calgary-based pipeline conglomerate joined a group of other oil and gas producers to advance projects to reduce emissions because of rising Canadian carbon taxes. TC and Pembina also...