The $86m expansion of ExxonMobil includes the installation of compressors to capture 50% more carbon dioxide for potential use in enhanced oil recovery and other industrial uses.
Enhanced oil recovery involves the injection of carbon dioxide into reservoirs to produce additional oil and gas.
The carbon dioxide for this project is captured from the natural gas streams produced from fields in Wyoming.
The gas streams contain significant amounts of carbon dioxide and other components that are removed at the LaBarge processing plant.
With the expansion, the plant has the capacity to capture approximately 365 million cubic feet per day of carbon dioxide from the gas streams.
The captured carbon dioxide is sold to companies for enhanced oil recovery, helping to extend the productive lives of mature oil fields.
