TotalEnergies Partners with Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU for Live Oak Synthetic Gas Project in Nebraska

TotalEnergies has partnered with Japanese firms Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU to develop the Live Oak project in Nebraska, a facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG) from renewable hydrogen and CO2. The project, which is subject to a Final Investment Decision in 2027, will begin commercial operations by 2030 and export e-NG to Japan, helping Japanese gas majors achieve their goal of injecting 1% carbon neutral gas into the grid by 2030. TotalEnergies will have a 33.35% stake in the project, with TES holding the same percentage.