LCM controls one of the best sites on the Gulf Coast for the Project. LCM is leasing a 75-acre site from the Port of Lake Charles along the Calcasieu Ship Channel as the main site for its clean energy facility. An additional 30-acre site is being leased to accommodate the Project’s new dock facilities and methanol storage tanks.

Important site features include:

• Ready access to interstate natural gas pipelines

• Access to roads, rail, inland waterways, and deep water (Gulf of Mexico)

• Nearby CO2 pipeline infrastructure

• Favorable geology in the surrounding region for enhanced oil recovery and CO2 sequestration

• Utility interconnections

• Port docks and infrastructure

• Substantially prepared and ready for construction start

The site and Project design will both mitigate the risk of flooding during hurricanes. The site is 30 miles north of the Louisiana coastline and protected from severe storm surges. A steel bulkhead and perimeter drainage have already been installed, and the site will be raised above the 100-year flood level prior to construction.  No hurricane events impacting the region have caused flooding above the bulkhead elevation or the site's 100-year flood level. In addition, the control room will be on the second floor approximately 7 feet above the 100-year flood level, and critical modular equipment will be constructed on module levels approximately 10 feet above the 100-year flood level.