News
LCG, April 29, 2025--Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) today outlining the state’s plans to administer programs related to carbon storage wells, known as Class VI wells. The MOA signing is a required step in the RRC’s application to be granted authority to permit Class VI wells in the state of Texas. EPA is currently preparing a proposed approval of RRC’s primacy application.
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LCG, April 24, 2025--Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) announced yesterday an agreement with Calpine Corporation (Calpine) to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per annum (MTA) of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired facility located near Houston, Texas. This is part of Calpine’s Baytown Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project that is designed to add CCS for the facility’s CO2 emissions. The Calpine facility could then provide a 24/7 supply of low-carbon electricity to the Texas grid plus steam to nearby industrial facilities.
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Industry News
Shareholders Okay FPL-Entergy Merger
LCG, Dec. 18, 2000--Shareholders of FPL Group Inc. and Entergy Corp. approved at separate meetings Friday the merger of their two companies, a combination that will serve more than 6.3 million customers in the U.S. Southeast.Though billed as a "merger of equals," the transaction is an acquisition of Entergy by FPL. FPL chairman James L. Broadhead will be chairman of the new company while Entergy chief executiveWayne Leonard will be president and chief executive officer. The 15-member board will consist ofeight members from FPL and seven from Entergy.About 99 percent of Entergy shareholders who cast votes favored the marriage, as did some 97 percent of FPL's. The deal, which requires approval by federal, state and local agencies, is expected to be completed in about a year.
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