Nucor | ExxonMobil | Convent CCUS System
USA
Greenfield
Overview
Status
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Greenfield
Region
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North America
Geography
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USA
State
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Louisiana
Equity Owner
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Nucor Corporation, ExxonMobil
Proponent
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Nucor Corporation, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore Storage LLC
Output
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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CO2 captured: 800,000 mtpy
Financing
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Technology
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Technical Advisors
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Technip Energies (FEED, engineering and procurement), Turner Industries (construction)
Advisors
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Project Contact
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Dan Ammann, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon | Christophe Malaurie, SVP Decarbonization Solutions of Technip Energies
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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2026
Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
Nucor Corporation is in an agreement with ExxonMobil to capture, transport, and store carbon from the company’s direct reduced iron plant in Convent, Louisiana.
ExxonMobil plans to capture up to 800,000 mtpy of CO2 from the plant and store the CO2 at an ExxonMobil-owned facility in Louisiana.
Technip Energies, in consortium with Turner Industries, has been awarded the EPC contract by ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore Storage LLC in June 2024.
The project is expected to start-up in 2026.