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Live Oak e-methane project

Sector: Natural Gas • Location: Nebraska, United States

Source: Hydrogen Insight

Project
Planned

Live Oak is an e-methane project featuring 250MW of electrolyser capacity, based in Nebraska, USA. It leverages abundant biogenic CO2 resources and aims to export e-methane to Japan, where it will be blended into gas grids to meet a 1% target by 2030. The project is a joint development between TotalEnergies, TES, and Japanese firms Itochu, Osaka Gas, and Toho Gas. A final investment decision is ex

Status
Prospective
Sector
Natural Gas, Hydrogen
Location
Nebraska, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Hydrogen Insight

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The project “Live Oak e-methane project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Natural Gas sector, located in Nebraska, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Hydrogen Insight.

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Live Oak is an e-methane project featuring 250MW of electrolyser capacity, based in Nebraska, USA. It leverages abundant biogenic CO2 resources and aims to export e-methane to Japan, where it will be blended into gas grids to meet a 1% target by 2030. The project is a joint development between TotalEnergies, TES, and Japanese firms Itochu, Osaka Gas, and Toho Gas. A final investment decision is expected in 2027, with operations starting by the start of the next decade.

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Energy

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United States of America (USA)

State

Nebraska

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Natural Gas, Hydrogen

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2025-12-05

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