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Baytown Olefins Plant Carbon Reduction Project

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Baytown, Texas, United States

Source: Department of Energy (.gov)

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Planned

The Baytown Olefins Plant Carbon Reduction Project, led by ExxonMobil, would enable the use of hydrogen in place of natural gas across high heat-fired equipment using new burner technologies for ethylene production in Baytown, TX. This would enable the use of up to 95% clean hydrogen fuel and is expected to avoid an estimated 2.7 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year and 200 tons per ye

Status
Prospective
Sector
Natural Gas, Hydrogen, Manufacturing (Industrial), Fertilizers
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Department of Energy (.gov)

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The project “Baytown Olefins Plant Carbon Reduction Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in Baytown, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Department of Energy (.gov).

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The Baytown Olefins Plant Carbon Reduction Project, led by ExxonMobil, would enable the use of hydrogen in place of natural gas across high heat-fired equipment using new burner technologies for ethylene production in Baytown, TX. This would enable the use of up to 95% clean hydrogen fuel and is expected to avoid an estimated 2.7 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year and 200 tons per year of nitrogen oxide emissions.

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United States of America (USA)

State

Texas

City

Baytown

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Department of Energy (.gov)

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Natural Gas, Hydrogen, Manufacturing (Industrial), Fertilizers

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2026-06-01

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