TotalEnergies, TES, and three
Japanese gas companies, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU, have initiated and
signed an agreement for the Live Oak e-NG project in Nebraska, targeting
commercial production by 2030. The project is expected to be one of the most
advanced synthetic natural gas projects in the U.S. According to Oil Price US:
“The partners will now begin Front-End Engineering
Design for a facility designed to run 250 MW of electrolysis capacity and
produce around 75,000 tonnes per year of synthetic methane. A final investment
decision is planned for 2027, with start-up targeted for 2030. Osaka Gas and
Toho Gas are expected to be the main offtakers, aligning the project directly
with Japan’s target of blending at least 1% carbon-neutral gas into the
national grid by the end of the decade.”
Ethanol, or more properly,
bioethanol, produced from corn, offers one of the most concentrated forms of
CO2 to be captured, and will be used as a feedstock in the e-NG production
process. Another feedstock will be green hydrogen produced from electrolysis
powered by renewable energy, which is abundant in the region.
Synthetic natural gas is
considered to be a very decarbonized source since it is created from CO2 and
H2. Japan is heavily dependent on LNG and wishes to further decarbonize its
supply, and e-NG offers that ability. TotalEnergies and TES are collaborating
on several e-NG projects globally.
References:
TotalEnergies
and Partners Advance Nebraska e-NG Project. Charles Kennedy. Oil Price US. December
2, 2025. TotalEnergies
and Partners Advance Nebraska e-NG Project
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