ExxonMobil receives Class VI permit for ‘Rose’
The EPA issued three final Class VI permits to ExxonMobil’s Rose CO₂ storage project in Jefferson County, Texas.
These permits allow ExxonMobil to convert three existing test wells into injection wells for permanent CO₂ sequestration: Rose CCS No. 01, Rose CCS No. 02, and Rose CCS No. 03
Each well is authorized to inject between 1.1 and 1.67 million metric tons of CO₂ per year; combined, the wells can store up to 5 million metric tons of CO₂ annually.
The total permitted CO₂ storage volume is 53 million metric tons
The site is also expected to receive CO₂ from CF Industries (Yazoo 500,000 mtpa, Donaldsonville 2,000,000 mtpa), Linde (2,200,000 mtpa), and Nucor (800,000 mtpa) Corporation, and possibly AtmosClear (680,000 mtpa)
ExxonMobil is leading the industry in Gulf Coast sequestration assets with multiple development opportunities in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
First Louisiana Parish vetoes carbon storage
Louisiana is moving fast with carbon storage decisions after Jeff Landry pauses carbon storage developments this week
The Livingston Parish Council (Louisiana) unanimously passed a resolution opposing permitting and establishment of “Class VI” injection wells and associated pipelines in the parish
Over 75 parish residents signed up to speak at the meeting; many deferred their time because they shared common concerns, and expressed strong opposition
The action was triggered after landowners in the parish received letters in September about a proposed carbon capture project: a joint venture between 1PointFive and Enbridge to develop the “Pelican Sequestration Hub” and pipeline infrastructure
Each parish will decide the level of activity of carbon storage development - with Livingston Parish leading the way
Class VI in Louisiana
Parish | No. of Wells | No. of Class VI Projects |
Allen | 13 | 3 |
Vernon | 12 | 2 |
Rapides | 12 | 2 |
Cameron | 12 | 4 |
St. Charles | 8 | 2 |
West Baton Rouge & Iberville | 8 | 1 |
St. John the Baptist | 7 | 2 |
Allen, Beauregard & Vernon | 6 | 1 |
Iberville | 5 | 3 |
Livingston | 5 | 1 |
Assumption | 4 | 3 |
Caldwell | 3 | 1 |
Ascension | 2 | 2 |
Beauregard | 2 | 1 |
Vermilion | 2 | 1 |
Calcasieu | 2 | 1 |
St. Helena | 2 | 1 |
Pointe Coupee | 1 | 1 |
Sabine | 1 | 1 |
Planned Projects
Parish | No. of Planned Projects |
|---|---|
Sabine | 1 |
Cameron | 2 |
St. Mary | 1 |
Plaquemines | 1 |
Terrebone | 1 |
St. Landry | 2 |
Iberville | 1 |
Unknown | 1 |
Impact to Gulf Coast Hydrogen projects
Oxy and Enbridge’s flagship Pelican Sequestration Hub in Livingston Parish planned to sequester CO2 from CF Industries’ Blue Point Complex - a $4 billion-dollar blue hydrogen joint venture with JERA and Mitsui
The facility planned to send blue hydrogen (ammonia) to Japan under their Contract-for-Difference program
Without permitted sequestration, the project will ultimately not produce ‘blue’ hydrogen and cannot qualify for this scheme
A leading competitor project - ExxonMobil’s Blue Hydrogen project in Baytown (with partners ADNOC, Marubeni) received preliminary approval for their Rose sequestration asset in Texas
The Louisiana - Texas carbon sequestration regulatory framework and localacceptance may determine which projects will FID and send ammonia to Japan
5 leading projects have been announced, and development activity has been ongoing for the past few years - although many companies have indicated that without demand, no FIDs will take place
Project | State | CO2 Sequestration |
|---|---|---|
ExxonMobil Baytown | Texas | ExxonMobil, along Green Line CO2 pipeline |
Linde Nederland | Texas | ExxonMobil, Rose |
Chevron Project Labrador | Texas | Chevron’s Bayou Bend acreage nearby |
CF Industries Blue Point | Louisiana | Oxy / Enbridge’s Pelican Sequestration Hub |
Air Products LCEC | Louisiana | Air Products’ LCEC Carbon Sequestration Site South |
