据ICIS-MRC网站10月22日莫斯科报道，根据烃加工信息网显示，埃克森美孚已启动工程、采购和施工合同流程，作为其在怀俄明州拉巴奇（LaBarge）工厂扩建碳捕获和储存（CCS）计划的一部分，该工厂已捕获了比世界上任何其他工厂都多的二氧化碳。
除了每年在LaBarge已经捕获的600万-700万吨之外，该扩建项目还将捕获多达1百万吨的二氧化碳。
埃克森美孚低碳解决方案公司总裁Joe Blommaert表示，我们扩建在拉巴奇（LaBarge）碳捕获和储存业务，突出了我们在全球推进CCS项目的承诺。这项技术对于帮助实现社会的低排放目标至关重要，只要有正确的政策，就可以立即部署。长期以来，埃克森美孚一直支持为碳排放提供可预测价格的政策，这使得新的或扩大碳捕获和存储投资成为可能。
LaBarge扩建项目处于设计和许可阶段，已向第三方发出了工程、采购和施工合同的招标书。最终投资决策预计将在2022年做出，并将基于多个因素，包括监管部门的批准。运营最早可能在2025年开始。
拟议的4亿美元投资是LaBarge碳捕获多项扩建中的最新一项。目前，该地区每年捕获的二氧化碳约占全球二氧化碳总量的20%。该扩建将进一步减少排放，每年捕获的二氧化碳量将增加1百万吨。
埃克森美孚低碳解决方案公司正在评估美国墨西哥湾沿岸、欧洲和亚洲的其他几个大型CCS项目。该公司拥有全球约五分之一的二氧化碳捕获能力的股权份额，并捕获了全球约40%的人为捕获的二氧化碳。
埃克森美孚建立了低碳解决方案业务，以实现低排放技术的商业化。该公司最初将CCS工作的重点放在点源排放上，即从工业活动中捕获原本会释放到大气中的二氧化碳，并将其注入地下深层地质构造中进行安全、可靠和永久的储存。该公司还在评估生物燃料和氢气方面的战略投资，以使这些低排放能源技术在全球经济中的排放量最高的部门得以推广。
郝芬 译自 ICIS-MRC
原文如下：
ExxonMobil plans to expand carbon capture and storage at LaBarge, Wyoming facility
ExxonMobil has initiated the process for engineering, procurement and construction contracts as part of its plans to expand carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its LaBarge, Wyoming facility, which has already captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world, according to Hydrocarbonprocessing.
The expansion project will capture up to 1 MM metric tons of CO2, in addition to the 6-7 MM metric tons already captured at LaBarge each yr.
“The expansion of our carbon capture and storage operations at LaBarge underscores our commitment to advancing CCS projects around the world,” said Joe Blommaert, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. “This technology is critical to help meet society’s lower-emissions goals, and with the right policies in place, is immediately deployable. ExxonMobil has long supported policies that provide a predictable price align="justify"> The LaBarge expansion project is in the design and permitting phase and a request for bids for engineering, procurement and construction contracts has been issued to third parties. A final investment decision is expected in 2022 and will be based align="justify"> The proposed USD400 MM investment is the latest in multiple expansions of carbon capture at LaBarge. The location currently represents nearly 20% of all CO2 captured in the world each yr. The expansion will further mitigate emissions by capturing up to an additional 1 MM metric tons of CO2 each yr.
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