Occidental Petroleum’s (OXY) 1Point Five subsidiary said it expects the STRATOS direct air capture plant in Texas’ Permian Basin to come online in this year’s Q2, Oil & Gas Journal reported Tuesday.
Phase 1 is “in the final stage of startup,” and Phase 2, which incorporates learnings from research and development and Phase 1 construction activities, will also begin commissioning in Q2, with operational ramp-up continuing through the rest of the year, 1PointFive said.
Once fully operational, STRATOS is designed to capture as much as 500K metric tons/year of carbon dioxide.
A few activities remain before start-up, including ramping up remaining pellet reactors, completing calciner final commissioning in parallel, and beginning CO2 injection, the company said.