March 19, 2026 [Storage Terminals Magazine]- ExxonMobil has begun transporting and storing captured CO2 from the New Generation Gas Gathering (NG3) project in Louisiana, marking significant milestones in both its carbon capture and storage (CCS) business and in Louisiana’s growing global competitiveness.

Natural gas produced from East Texas and Louisiana is gathered through the NG3 gathering system for treatment at the NG3 Gillis facility, where up to 1.2 million metric tonnes per year (MTA) of CO2 is expected to be removed from the natural gas stream before the product is redelivered to Gulf Coast markets, including LNG facilities.

Real Progress in Carbon Capture and Storage

The startup marks ExxonMobil’s second active commercial CCS operation in Louisiana. In July 2025, the company began transporting and storing CO2 from CF Industries’ Donaldsonville Complex, enabling the production of low-carbon ammonia.

Two more CCS projects are lined up to start in 2026. ExxonMobil says every new contract and startup demonstrates that CCS momentum is building and that real progress is being made in lowering emissions from carbon-intensive industries. With more contracted CO2 volumes than any other company, across sectors including steel, ammonia, natural gas processing, industrial gases, methanol and power, ExxonMobil’s CCS network is rapidly becoming a leading solution for reducing carbon emissions from key industrial facilities along the US Gulf Coast.

The CO2 contracted across the two active projects accounts for up to 3.2 MTA, approximately one-third of the company’s committed CCS volumes. ExxonMobil is currently storing the CO2 from both projects in permanent geologic sites through enhanced oil recovery, with plans to transition to dedicated permanent storage.

What Carbon Capture and Storage Means for Louisiana

With its favourable geology and vast network of industrial and energy infrastructure, Louisiana is uniquely positioned to benefit from CCS, strengthening its core industries, driving economic growth and reducing emissions in the process.

CCS is already helping Louisiana stand out in key sectors such as ammonia, gas and LNG through the CF Industries and NG3 projects. As more CCS projects come online, they are expected to enhance the state’s production of steel, fertiliser, methanol and power, making those products more competitive globally while strengthening US energy security.

The ability to produce low-carbon products through CCS is also attracting companies with large-scale industrial projects, such as data centers, to Louisiana. The state has already seen approximately $61 billion invested into new emissions reduction projects.

Each new CCS project in Louisiana reinforces the state’s leadership in tackling what ExxonMobil refers to as the “dual challenge” meeting the world’s growing energy needs while lowering emissions. By helping hard-to-abate sectors reduce their carbon footprints, ExxonMobil says it is enabling those industries to continue delivering the energy and products communities rely on, while mitigating their environmental impact, what the company describes as its “And Equation” in action.