摘要: |
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority has entered into an option agreement with Talos Energy Inc. and Howard Energy Partners in order to pursue commercial carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) opportunities at the port. The project will be called the Coastal Bend Carbon Management Partnership. During a nine-month evaluation period, the three parties plan to identify and grow potential CCS projects on port-owned property. The lease option agreement for the CCS evaluation covers about 13,000 acres of port property, with an initial goal of sequestering 1 million to 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, storing it in saline aquifers. Based on concept success and market demand, the three parties may expand the scope of the project to sequestering 6 million to 10 million metric tons of CO2 per year. The group estimates the Corpus Christi region generates about 20 million metric tons of CO2 per year. |