Transportation

Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS, is a process that will allow Louisiana's industries that emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) to both maintain their business plans and reduce CO₂ emissions by using special equipment to remove the CO₂ from their facilities' exhaust before it reaches the air. Once captured, the CO₂ is then transported by pipeline — in either a gaseous state or in a highly compressed, almost liquid, state — to underground reservoirs that are certified for the safe and permanent storage of CO₂.

Pipelines have been safely transporting CO₂ for more than 50 years, and an expanded CO₂ pipeline network can create new well-paying construction jobs, help sustain Louisiana's industrial jobs and reduce CO₂ emissions.

In Louisiana, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company is supporting Low Carbon Solutions' foundational CCS project by building the originating and terminating segments of the pipeline that will transport the captured CO₂ emissions to storage.

Safety is the Number One Priority for ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, and we will either meet or exceed regulatory requirements and industry best practices during construction. We are also committed to being good neighbors to the communities in which we operate and proper stewards of the environment through which our pipelines cross.

CO₂ Pipeline Safety Record

• Publicly available government pipeline safety data collected by PHMSA shows carbon dioxide (CO₂) pipeline incidents are rare.
• CO₂ pipelines have a lower incident rate than both crude oil and refined products pipelines, which are already low.