Yahoo Finance ExxonMobil (XOM) Signs Deal to Explore CCS Project in China
Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM teams up with Shell plc SHEL and CNOOC Limited to assess the feasibility of a world-scale carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) project in China.
The companies signed a memorandum of understanding to explore CCS opportunities to reduce emissions at the Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou.
The deal enables the companies to leverage their global expertise and technology to help China reach its target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. ExxonMobil and partners will also assess the carbon policy systems in China. They will propose policies to support the deployment of CCS projects in Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park.
Based on initial assessments, the project is estimated to capture up to 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year from the industrial sector in Dayawan. It could also serve as an example for the chemical industry as one of the first petrochemical projects to be decarbonized. The companies did not disclose any financial details or a schedule for making an investment decision for the project.
Oil and gas companies are getting actively involved in CCS projects as it offers a transition pathway for the rapid and effective reduction of CO2 emissions beyond what can be achieved by alternative methods like electrification and renewable fuels. Thus, the use of carbon capture and storage in reducing industrial emissions offers an excellent opportunity.
ExxonMobil has more than 30 years of experience in capturing carbon dioxide. The company has an equity share of one-fifth of the world’s carbon capture and storage capacity at 9 million metric tons per year.
China’s increasing demand for CCS offers significant opportunities for Shell to expand its decarbonization business. Hence, Shell has been proactively working to evaluate the Daya Bay CCS Hub to help integrate and expand its growing low-carbon energy contributions to the country.
CCS provides ways to reduce emissions from emission-intensive sectors. Shell’s CCS strategy is crucial to its climate target to be a net-zero emission company by 2050. The company aims to have access to the CCS capacity of at least 25 million tons per year by 2035.
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Headquartered in Irving, TX, ExxonMobil is one of the leading integrated energy companies in the world.
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