KBR has been selected by the Live Oak consortium to provide front-end engineering design services for a proposed electric natural gas production facility in Norfolk, Nebraska.
The project will use approximately 250 MW of water electrolysis to generate renewable hydrogen, which will be combined with captured biogenic CO2 to produce synthetic methane. The resulting e-NG is chemically identical to conventional natural gas and can be integrated into existing liquefied natural gas infrastructure, including liquefaction, transportation, regasification, and distribution chains.
The consortium, which includes TotalEnergies, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, ITOCHU Corporation, and Tree Energy Solutions, plans to export the e-NG to Japan. Commercial operations are scheduled to begin by 2030, subject to a final investment decision expected in 2027.
Jay Ibrahim, President of KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions, said, "We are pleased to support the Live Oak consortium and its partners on this strategically important project."
KBR, headquartered in Houston, employs approximately 37,000 people globally and operates in more than 28 countries, serving customers across over 85 nations.
