Occidental, Adnoc Agree to Review Carbon Capture Investments

  • Deal includes possibly building 1 million-ton plant in UAE
  • Giant facilities would absorb carbon dioxide from atmosphere

The groundbreaking ceremony at the Occidental Petroleum and 1PointFive Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Ector County, Texas, US, on April 28.

Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. has agreed to partner with the top oil producer in the United Arab Emirates to explore investment in the US and overseas for giant plants that suck carbon dioxide out of the sky.

The memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. includes an agreement to consider the possibility for a direct air-capture plant in the UAE that could absorb as much as 1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, Occidental said Tuesday in a statement.