Worley to provide design, evaluation services for Bayou Bend CCS facility

Worley, a leading global engineering firm, will provide design and evaluation services for the Bayou Bend CCS carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in Texas, it said on May 13.

Bayou Bend CCS is a joint venture owned by Chevron, Equinor, and TotalEnergies that plans to develop a carbon capture and storage facility in Southeast Texas.

The Bayou Bend CCS facility aims to combat regional emissions from heavy industries, including refining, cement, steel, chemicals, and manufacturing, by safely and permanently storing carbon dioxide underground. With a CO2 storage footprint encompassing nearly 140,000 acres of pore space, the project promises substantial environmental benefits and contributes to the broader national effort to mitigate climate change.

Under the terms of the contract, Worley will execute the design and evaluation scope of work for the Bayou Bend CCS project from its Houston office, leveraging the expertise of its global integrated delivery teams in India. 

“The Gulf Coast has one of the heaviest concentrations of CO₂ emissions in the US, making this project pivotal for helping hard-to-abate industries, such as refining, cement, steel, chemicals, and manufacturing, to meet their climate goals. Carbon sequestration along the Gulf Coast helps to support a broader national effort to reduce carbon emissions,” said Mark Trueman, group president, Americas.