ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore Storage has awarded an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract to Technip Energies, in consortium with Turner Industries, for the delivery of a carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) system.
This system will condition, compress, and transport for eventual storage up to 800,000 metric tons per year of CO2 from a manufacturing plant in Convent, Louisiana, owned by Nucor Corporation, a steel producer and recycler.
The Nucor manufacturing site produces direct reduced iron (DRI), a raw material mixed with recycled scrap at Nucor steel mills, which make higher grades of steel products, including automobile parts, household appliances, and tools and machinery.
Using the CCUS system, the Nucor facility will be able to produce DRI with nearly 80% less greenhouse gas emissions than traditional blast furnace iron production.
"This [project] aligns with our commitment to delivering innovative solutions in the carbon capture and storage space and advancing sustainable industrial processes. We are excited to partner with Technip Energies and ExxonMobil on this critical project, leveraging our construction expertise to support Nucor Corporation's goal of net-zero emissions by 2050," said Mark Brittain, President of Construction for Turner Industries.
While Technip Energies will oversee the engineering and procurement, Turner Industries will be responsible for the construction.
