MCO-I Supplies CO2 Product Compressor for ExxonMobil’s CCS Project

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corp. (MCO-I) successfully delivered an advanced CO₂ product compressor package to ExxonMobil’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) expansion project in LaBarge, WY. The core equipment, delivered in April 2024, was manufactured and tested at MHI Compressor Corp. (MCO) in Hiroshima, Japan.

“We are honored to collaborate with ExxonMobil on this landmark project,” said Michael McCurry, Account Executive, MCO-I. “Our longstanding relationship with ExxonMobil in the petrochemical market and our capability to manufacture and test large, vertically split type machines were key factors in our selection. We incorporated unique technologies to facilitate the installation and removal of the large bundle during maintenance periods, ensuring operational efficiency and reliability.”

MCO-I conducted the packaging work in Pearland, TX, ensuring integration while allowing the end-user to execute final inspections and familiarize themselves with the package locally. Personnel from both MCO and MCO-I were involved in manufacturing, testing, installation, and commissioning support of the compressor package for ExxonMobil’s CCS project.

CO₂ product compressor package; Image Credits: MCO-I

Other MHI News

In mid-September 2024, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) deployed its carbon-capture technology—the KM CDR Process—to remove approximately 25,000 tons of CO₂ per year at a fully operational post-combustion carbon capture plant. The facility, located in Ravenna, Italy, is part of the Ravenna Carbon Capture and Storage (Ravenna CCS) project launched by Eni and Snam. Ravenna CCS is Italy’s first project to capture, transport, and permanently store CO₂. Captured CO₂ is transported through repurposed gas pipelines, then injected and stored at 3,000-meter depth in Eni’s Porto Corsini Mare Ovest depleted offshore gas field.

KM CDR was installed at Eni’s Casalborsetti natural gas treatment plant by NEXTCHEM, the project’s technology integrator, while KT Integrated E&C Solutions completed engineering, procurement, and construction works at the site. MHI delivered the process design package and is licensing the technology. At the plant, MHI’s carbon-capture process treats low-CO₂ flue gas from a natural gas turbine driving a turbocompressor. With CO₂ concentration levels less than 3% and low atmospheric pressure in the exhaust, the technology is reducing CO₂ emissions by 90% with peaks of 96%.

News from ExxonMobil

In early September, ADNOC signed an agreement to acquire 35% equity stake in ExxonMobil Corp.’s planned low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Baytown, TX, which requires supportive government policy and regulatory permits. The Baytown facility will utilize advanced CCS technologies to reduce carbon emissions produced during hydrogen production. A final investment decision is expected in 2025 with startup slated for 2029.

Upon startup, the facility could produce more than 1 million tons of low-carbon ammonia per year and up to 1 billion cubic feet per day of low-carbon hydrogen, with approximately 98% of CO₂ removed. Project construction, through job creation and community development support, will economically benefit Baytown, the Houston area, and Texas.

And, in July, CF Industries progressed with a CCS project at its complex in Yazoo City, MS, cutting the facility’s emitted atmospheric CO₂ by up to 500,000 metric tons per year. ExxonMobil also signed an agreement with the company to transport and store the complex’s CO₂ in geological formations.