The US oil and gas company ExxonMobil has announced plans to start operations at its large-scale hydrogen plant located in Baytown, in the US state of Texas, in 2027 or 2028. The hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture facility is expected to produce 1 bcf/day (over 10 bcm/year) of low-carbon hydrogen, making it one of the largest facility in the world.
The project is thus expected to enable up to a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from ExxonMobil’s Baytown integrated complex, by switching from natural gas to low-carbon hydrogen. In addition, over 98% of the associated CO2 produced by the facility, estimated at 7 MtCO2/year, is expected to be captured and permanently stored.
ExxonMobil has just entered into a new stage for the project with a contract award to Technip Energies for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of the facility. A final investment decision (FID) on the project is expected by 2024, subject to stakeholder support, regulatory permitting, and market conditions.
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