Irving-based energy giant ExxonMobil has awarded a contract for front-end engineering and design as the next step in the development of the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen production facility.
“This project allows us to offer significant volumes of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia to third party customers in support of their decarbonization efforts,” Dan Ammann, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, said in a statement. “In addition, the project is expected to enable up to a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from our Baytown integrated complex, by switching from natural gas as a fuel source to low-carbon hydrogen.”
The company’s Baytown low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture facility is expected to produce 1 billion cubic feet of low-carbon hydrogen per day, making it the largest low-carbon hydrogen project in the world at planned startup in 2027-2028.
The company said a final investment decision for the project is expected by 2024, subject to stakeholder support, regulatory permitting, and market conditions.
Aiming to capture 98% of CO2 produced by plant
ExxonMobil has awarded the contract to Technip Energies, a French engineering and technology company for the energy industry and chemicals sector., which will be responsible for the next stage of front-end engineering and design of the low-carbon hydrogen project.
More than 98% of the associated CO2 produced by the plant, or roughly 7 million metric tons per year, is expected to be captured and permanently stored, the company said. The carbon capture and storage network being developed will be made available for use by third-party CO2 emitters in the area in support of their decarbonization efforts, ExxonMobil said.
The company said it will pair the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen facility with the largest olefins plant in the nation to deliver more sustainable, lower-emissions products for customers and society as a whole. Late last year, the company announced a $17B investment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
ExxonMobil is in the process of moving its headquarters from Irving to its campus in Spring, Texas, near Houston. Completion of the move is expected later this year.
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