Oxy Receives 2023 New Technology Implementation Grant 

Oxy USA Inc., a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, is an award recipient of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) 2023 New Technology Implementation Grant. The grant supports the implementation of new technologies that reduce emissions from facilities and other stationary sources in Texas. Oxy was awarded a grant to replace gas engine-driven compressors with electric motor driven compressors at its Jaguar facility in Midland, Texas to reduce emissions.  

Details: Jaguar Gas Lift Compression Facility NTIG Project 

Oxy USA, Inc. 

Contract Number
582-23-45837-NG 

Project Category
Oil and Gas 

Project Description
Jaguar, a gas lift compression facility owned by Oxy USA Inc. (Oxy), was originally installed with seven rental gas engine driven compressor skids.  This project goal was to replace the seven gas engine driven reciprocating compressors with six 1,500 horsepower electric motor driven reciprocating compressors to reduce emissions of air pollutants.  Power for the project is supplied from an upgraded PME with high voltage power lines running to the site where reclosures and step-down transformers were installed.  In addition, the project installed a new relief header from the compressor skid area which will tie-in to the existing flare system.  Finally, the project supplemented an existing gas-fired line heater with a shell and tube heat exchanger to capture uncooled compressor discharge gas and heat the oil to meet product RVP specifications. 

Phase
Implementation 

Location
Midland, TX 

County
Midland 

Grant Amount
$1,260,184 

Biannual progress reports will be submitted in a timely manner summarizing all aspects of the project tasks. The reports can be viewed at: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/terp/ntig-projects. 

For questions regarding this project, contact Ryan Prater at Ryan_Prater@oxy.com.