- Approval was by a 2–1 vote of the Texas Railroad Commission.
- The permit covers three Class VI injection wells for permanent CO2 storage.
- Permits take effect 45 days after approval, per the report.
- Expected injection capacity: ~4 million metric tons CO2 per year.
- Total storage planned over 13 years: ~52 million metric tons.
- Exxon said CO2 would be recovered from regional industrial sources and moved via an 18‑mile pipeline to the storage area.
- This is the first new carbon‑capture project approved by the RRC since it gained primacy for Class VI wells in Dec 2025.
- RBN notes other projects remain in review, draft permit, on hold, or withdrawn in the RRC tracker.
- Some earlier EPA‑approved projects were later amended under RRC primacy.
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