The Carbon Superhighway: Rethinking how CO₂ moves at scale

Carbon capture is becoming an increasingly important part of industrial operations, but capture alone doesn’t solve the problem of high emissions. What matters next is how CO₂ is transported, used, and stored. As captured volumes increase and customer needs vary, the limits of traditional carbon capture and storage (CCS) models become clearer.

Most systems today are built as point-to-point connections: one facility, one destination. While that approach is straightforward, it doesn’t scale easily and it offers little flexibility as new projects and end-uses emerge.

Along the Gulf Coast, we’re developing a different model. We’ve designed a carbon superhighway, an integrated network that connects multiple emitters to multiple storage sites and CO₂ customers. This allows for greater flexibility as captured CO₂ moves to different endpoints — permanent dedicated storage (Class VI wells), permanent storage via enhanced oil recovery (EOR), or industrial uses (utilization) — all while being checked, measured, and monitored 24/7.

As new capture projects, storage sites, and connectors are added, the system can expand without being rebuilt.