US fertiliser firm CF Industries has started up a carbon dioxide dehydration and compression facility at its Donaldsonville Complex in Louisiana, enabling the transportation and permanent sequestration of up to two million tonnes of CO2 annually.
The facility is expected to produce around 1.9 million tonnes of low-carbon ammonia each year, with oil and gas major ExxonMobil partnering on the carbon capture and storage (CCS) component.
ExxonMobil will handle the transportation and sequestration of the CO2, initially utilising enhanced oil recovery methods.
Pending permit approval, ExxonMobil plans to later switch to storing the CO2 in permanent underground sites, starting with its Rose CCS project in Jefferson County, Texas.
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