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Sempra will build $13B LNG facility in Port Arthur
March 19, 2023 - Sempra said Monday that it will move ahead with construction of a $13 billion liquefied natural gas facility in East Texas, becoming the second company to reach a final investment decision on a Gulf Coast LNG facility in as many weeks.Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of the San Diego-based energy conglomerate,...
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Technip Energies, Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Zachry Group Selected for Calpine’s Carbon Capt
March 8, 2023 - Technip Energies, together with Shell Catalysts & Technologies and Zachry Group, have been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for a carbon capture unit project in Baytown, Texas, USA.The project will be designed to capture two million tons per annum of CO2, which represents 95% of CO2 ...
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Bayou Bend expands carbon capture project to onshore Southeast Texas
March 5, 2023 - Bayou Bend CCS LLC (Bayou Bend), a carbon capture and sequestration project located along the Texas Gulf Coast, announced an expansion of its carbon dioxide (CO2) storage footprint through the acquisition of nearly 100,000 acres onshore in Chambers and Jefferson Counties, Texas.The increased acreage positions Bayou Bend to be one...
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Oxy’s new carbon capture hub could trap 1.2B metric tons of East Texas greenhouse gases
March 1, 2023 - A 55,000-acre site straddling three East Texas counties could soon be home to one of Occidental Petroleum’s carbon capture hubs, the Houston oil giant said Thursday.The site runs along the Gulf Coast in Chambers, Liberty and Jefferson counties, where refineries and chemical plants emit enough carbon dioxide...
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A Sudden Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream
February 20, 2023 - A flurry of investments, policy changes and technological breakthroughs is giving a jolt of energy to the nascent market for sustainable aviation fuel, a low-carbon alternative to traditional jet fuel made from crude oil.United Airlines and other companies started a $100 million venture capital fund on Tuesday to invest in...
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Harris County Transit celebrates 1 millionth ride milestone in Baytown
February 12, 2023 - The Harris County Transit fixed route bus service in the City of Baytown has reached 1 million passenger boardings. Shortly after the Harris County Community Services Department (HCCSD) created the Harris County Transit division, a two-route bus service in Baytown was established July 28, 2008. Two months later, Harris County Transit provided...
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Enterprise Products makes $5.6B profit in 2022, transports record volumes in Q4
January 31, 2023 - Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) brought in a $5.62 billion profit this year as the midstream company transported record volumes through its pipeline network.The company's total pipeline transportation volume was 11.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day during the fourth quarter, up from 11.3 million boepd during...
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ExxonMobil Sets Large-Scale Low-Carbon Hydrogen Plant Start-Up for 2027
January 29, 2023 - ExxonMobil announced the next step in the development of the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen production facility with a contract award for front-end engineering and design (FEED). A final investment decision for the project is expected by 2024, subject to stakeholder support, regulatory permitting, and market conditions.ExxonMobil’s...
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ONEOK to build natural gas fractionator in Mont Belvieu
January 18, 2023 - ONEOK announced this week it plans to build a new 125,000 barrel-per-day natural gas liquids fractionator in Mont Belvieu. On completion the new fractionator, MB-6, will increase the company’s total fractionation capacity in Mont Belvieu to 700,000 barrels per day.The company made the announcement at the same time it...
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Exxon preparing to open its massive $2B refinery expansion in Beaumont
January 16, 2023 - Exxon Mobil said Monday it finished building its $2 billion refinery expansion in Beaumont and plans to start it by the end of March, bringing the equivalent of a mid-size refinery to the market at a time when refining capacity has been tight.Start-up procedures have begun at the crude processing...
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