ExxonMobil starts CCS at Nucor Louisiana DRI plant, targeting 800,000 metric tons CO2 captured annually

• ExxonMobil began carbon capture and storage operations at Nucor’s direct reduced iron facility in Convent, Louisiana.
• Project targets capture, transport, storage of up to 800,000 metric tons of CO2 per year, aiming to cut emissions from steel production.
• Move marks its third CCS startup for a third-party customer, expanding a Gulf Coast carbon-management network.
• Texas Railroad Commission issued a draft permit in July 2025 for Rose project wells in Jefferson County, Texas.
• Rose storage site planned for up to 5 million metric tons of CO2 per year for 13 years, supporting industrial customers’ emissions-reduction plans.

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