Exxon Mobil reports CCS startup at Nucor facility on September 16, 2026
Published on 10/01/2026 at 08:50 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
ExxonMobil said on September 16, 2026, that it had begun carbon-capture and storage operations at Nucor’s direct reduced iron facility in Convent, Louisiana. The company said the project is designed to capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. ExxonMobil said the project supports lower-carbon steel production.
CCS network expands
ExxonMobil said the Nucor project was its third CCS startup for a third-party customer and the second brought online in 2026. The company also said its Rose carbon-storage project had cleared a major permitting step after approval from the Texas Railroad Commission. The company’s announcement said the Rose site is intended to provide dedicated storage capacity for industrial customers.
Project capacity
The company said the Rose project received approval for three Class VI injection wells in Jefferson County, Texas, with planned storage capacity of up to 5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for 13 years. ExxonMobil described Rose as the first Class VI storage site in its Gulf Coast CCS system. ExxonMobil’s release provided the project details.
