CRC's Carbon TerraVault and Capital Power Sign MOU to Explore CO2 Transportation and Sequestration Solutions

CRC’s Carbon TerraVault and Capital Power Sign MOU to Explore Transportation and Sequestration of up to 3 Million Metric Tons of CO ₂ Emissions Per Year

New MOU Demonstrates Rising Interest in Carbon TerraVault’s Power-to-CCS Solution

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) and its carbon management business, Carbon TerraVault (CTV), today announced a Memorandum of Understanding ¹ (MOU) with Capital Power (TSX: CPX) to provide carbon management services for CPX’s La Paloma generation facility in Kern County, California.

Highlights:

• CTV and CPX plan to jointly evaluate and develop carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) solutions for the La Paloma facility — a 1.1 gigawatts (GW) natural gas combined cycle generation facility in Kern County
• CTV intends to evaluate serving as the exclusive transportation and sequestration services provider for up to 3 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) of captured carbon dioxide (“CO ₂ ”), supporting California’s broader decarbonization goals
• CTV and CPX plan to jointly evaluate potential data center sites, power infrastructure needs, regulatory permitting, and further integration opportunities
  

“This MOU with Capital Power represents a promising opportunity to advance California’s decarbonization goals and demonstrates the growing demand for reliable, scalable carbon management solutions,” said Francisco Leon, CRC’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “By supplementing Capital Power’s generation capabilities with CRC’s strategically located storage infrastructure and technical expertise, we can help accelerate low-carbon power generation across the Golden State.”

“Partnering with Carbon TerraVault highlights our commitment to practical, technology-driven solutions that accelerate the transition to a lower-carbon energy future,” said Avik Dey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Power. “Together, we hope to drive innovation that makes sustainable energy more achievable.”

¹ An MOU is a non-binding agreement. The projects and transactions described in an MOU are subject to certain conditions precedent, typically including the negotiation of definitive documents, a final investment decision by the parties and receipt of EPA Class VI permits and other regulatory approvals.

About California Resources Corporation

California Resources Corporation (CRC) is an independent energy and carbon management company committed to energy transition. CRC is committed to environmental stewardship while safely providing local, responsibly sourced energy. CRC is also focused on maximizing the value of its land, mineral ownership, and energy expertise for decarbonization by developing CCS and other emissions reducing projects. For more information about CRC, please visit www.crc.com.

About Carbon TerraVault

Carbon TerraVault (CTV), CRC’s carbon management business, is developing services to capture, transport and permanently store CO ₂ for its customers. CTV is engaged in a series of proposed CCS projects to inject CO ₂ captured from industrial sources into depleted reservoirs deep underground for permanent sequestration. For more information, visit carbonterravault.com .

About Capital Power

Capital Power is a growth-oriented power producer with approximately 12 GW of power generation at 32 facilities across North America. Capital Power prioritizes safely delivering reliable and affordable power communities can depend on, building lower-carbon power systems, and creating balanced solutions for our energy future. Capital Power is Powering Change by Changing Power ^TM . For more information, visit capitalpower.com.

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