Sunflower Project:
In The Community

Explore where the Sunflower Project team has been and where we’re headed next.

Community Engagement Events

Since 2025, we’ve participated in and hosted a variety of community events across the Sunflower Carbon Capture & Storage Project area. These conversations give community members opportunities to ask questions, learn more about CCS, share feedback, and stay informed about project developments.

Many residents have attended multiple events over time, and we value those continued conversations. They help us better understand what information people are looking for and how we can make our outreach more useful and accessible. At the heart of our outreach efforts is a simple commitment: to be available, to listen, and to provide timely information.

Come by and visit with our Community Liaison Officer at Nome City Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Explore past and upcoming community engagement events below.

Upcoming Events

First Responders
Appreciation Day

11/12/2026 | 11 AM-2 PM

1759 2nd Street, Nome, TX

Previous Events

2026

Date	Event	Details	Estimated Attendees
11/10	Hardin-Jefferson Hunger Initiative: China, TX	Assisted with food distribution, including turkeys donated by ExxonMobil.	20
11/9	Hardin-Jefferson Hunger Initiative: China, TX	Prepped bags for Thanksgiving food distribution.	25
10/31	ESD #3 Trunk or Treat: China, TX	Trunk or Treat event participation, available to answer community questions about Sunflower CCS project.	35
10/29	Sunflower Project Open House: Nome, TX	CCS representatives available to answer questions about the CCS projects in Jefferson County.	45
10/21	4th Annual STEM Appreciation Night: Beaumont, TX	Event presented by ExxonMobil; CCS presentations and hands-on experiments and activities for students, staff, and families.	3,100
10/20	Jefferson County Farm Bureau Convention: Nome, TX	ExxonMobil land representatives in attendance to answer questions and provide project details.	30
10/17	Sour Lake Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat: Sour Lake, TX	Trunk or Treat event participation, available to answer community questions about Sunflower CCS project.	4,000
10/17	ExxonMobil Family Fun Day: Beaumont, TX	CCS representatives available to answer questions about the CCS projects in Jefferson County.	2,700
10/6	National Night Out: China, TX	Hosted educational table with information and activities about CCS; featured a pipeline booth for the community to experience and learn about CO₂.	90
7/15	Baptist Hospital: Beaumont, TX	CCS presentation to hospital administration and department managers.	40
7/14	First Responder Training: China, TX	Pipeline First Responder training session in China. Representatives from DR Horton Homebuilders in attendance.	45
6/13	Community picnic hosted by ExxonMobil: Nome, TX	Community picnic featuring CCS education and safety awareness at Nome Community Park, included a CO₂ release demonstration and pipeline safety overview by ExxonMobil Pipeline team.	150
6/3	Rotary International: Beaumont, TX	CCS presentation to Rotary members and guests.	50
Summer 2026	Office hours began in Nome City Hall: Nome, TX	Community Liaison Officer hosting office hours at Nome City Hall twice per week, expected to run through end of construction phase in December 2026.	25
5/27	EM Beaumont Polyethylene Plant on Hwy. 90: Beaumont, TX	CCS presentation to plant employees.	10
4/16	Golden Triangle Industrial Group: Beaumont, TX	Joint CCS overview presentation with the Gulf Coast CCS Alliance and Dr. Tracy Benson from Lamar University.	60
3/19	EM Beaumont Refinery: Beaumont, TX	CCS overview presentation to Beaumont complex employees.	35
2/12	First Missionary Baptist Church: Nome, TX	Provided Sunflower CCS project overview and discussed community feedback mechanism.	4
2/2	Home visits and door hangers: Nome, TX	Covered homes north of Hwy. 90 and most of the south Nome area. Left door hangers at each residence.	50
1/14	Sunflower Stakeholder Meeting: China, TX	Roundtable discussion with local officials to provide CCS overview and discuss upcoming activities related to the Sunflower project.	20
1/7	Hardin-Jefferson ISD Administration: Sour Lake, TX	Discussed CCS project and community investment opportunities to support the school district.	5

2025

Date	Event	Details	Estimated Attendees
11/18	Hardin-Jefferson Hunger Initiative: China, TX	Talked with volunteers about CCS during the Thanksgiving food drive and established communication with residents that facilitated further communications during door hanger campaign in Feb. 2026.	20
11/12	First Responders Appreciation Day: Nome, TX	Appreciation lunch and learn event for first responders in Jefferson, Liberty, and Hardin counties.	100
11/5	3rd Annual STEM Appreciation Night: Beaumont, TX	Event presented by ExxonMobil; CCS presentations and hands-on experiments and activities for students, staff, and families.	4,000
10/28	Devers ISD: Devers, TX	CCS presentation to Devers ISD School Board.	8
10/7	National Night Out: Nome, TX	Hosted educational table with information and activities about CCS, featuring a live CO₂ release demo for the community to experience and learn about CO₂.	150