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Oil major BP drilling evaluation wells in Texas for carbon sequestration

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DENVER — Oil giant BP said Monday it has begun drilling an appraisal well in Texas for its carbon capture and sequestration operations in the United States, an executive said.

The company said in May that the company and partner Linde will develop a site on the Texas coast where they plan to bury carbon dioxide produced by Linde's hydrogen production outside of Houston. said there is.

"We are now using our underground and expertise to drill assessment wells for our US carbon capture and storage operations," says BP's BPX Energy Shale subsidiary financial responsibility. CEO Jack Collins said at the EnerCom conference. He declined to provide details.

(reported by Liz Hampton of Denver)