Lake Charles methanol project wins DOE conditional loan commitment

The US Department of Energy announced it conditionally will guarantee up to $2 billion in loans for Lake Charles Methanol LLC’s proposed petroleum coke-to-methanol facility in Lake Charles, La. Carbon dioxide that will be captured there will be transported by pipeline to southeastern Texas, where it will be used for enhanced oil recovery, DOE’s Loan Programs Office said on Dec. 21.


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