The state of Texas, USA, plans to put 13 zones open for bidding for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. The available zones total 1.13 million acres of state waters and bays along the Gulf of Mexico, encompassing waters near Brownsville, Freeport, and Galveston, along with areas around Matagorda, Calhoun, and Aransas counties, as outlined in a request for proposals from the Texas General Land Office and the School Land Board. The announcement comes as interest in CCS is growing in Texas, with the bidding aiming to target parties looking towards CCS projects.

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TA’ZIZ secures $2 billion for methanol plant
The TA’ZIZ Methanol Company, a joint venture between TA’ZIZ and Proman, has achieved financial close on $2 billion (€1.7 billion) financing for the UAE’s first world scale methanol plant in




