Texas to Offer 1.1 Million Acres for Offshore Carbon

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.