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Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Source: IEEE Spectrum

Project

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The Petra Nova project is the world's largest post-combustion carbon capture facility, retrofitting a coal-fired power plant near Houston to capture 90% of its carbon emissions. The captured CO2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery, aiming to extract additional oil from a previously depleted field.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Oil and Gas, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location: Houston, Texas, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: IEEE Spectrum

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The project “Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in Houston, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from IEEE Spectrum.

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Original status	Under Construction
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Petra Nova project is the world's largest post-combustion carbon capture facility, retrofitting a coal-fired power plant near Houston to capture 90% of its carbon emissions. The captured CO2 will be used for enhanced oil recovery, aiming to extract additional oil from a previously depleted field.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Texas
City	Houston

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Source	IEEE Spectrum
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Record type	Project
Sector	Oil and Gas, Power Generation (CCGT)
Article published date	2025-03-20

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