Baytown complex hydrogen production plant, US

13th May 2022

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Baytown complex hydrogen production plant.

Location
ExxonMobil’s integrated refining and petrochemicals site at Baytown, in Texas, in the US.

Project Owner/s
ExxonMobil.

Project Description
ExxonMobil is planning a hydrogen production plant and one of the world’s biggest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects at its Baytown integrated refining and petrochemicals site.

The project will form part of the company’s initial contribution to a broad, cross-industry effort to establish a Houston CCS hub with an initial target of about 50-million tons a year of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2030, and 100-million tons by 2040.

The proposed hydrogen facility will produce up to 28.32-million cubic feet a day of blue hydrogen.

The carbon capture infrastructure for this project will have the capacity to transport and store up to ten-million metric tons of CO2 a year, more than doubling ExxonMobil’s current capacity.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
Evaluation and planning for the Baytown project are ongoing. Subject to stakeholder support, regulatory permitting and market conditions, a final investment decision is due in two to three years.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
ExxonMobil, tel +1 972 940 6000.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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