Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference 2026

The conference took place October 7–8, 2026.

It was held in Houston, TX.

Notable speakers were scheduled to include Dominic Genetti (ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions), Vijnan Batchu (J.P. Morgan Center for Carbon Transition), Anna Pavlova (CarbonQuest), Chris Stavinoha (Chevron New Energies), Irina Markina (Ara Partners), and Jennifer Aurandt-Pilgrim (Marquis Inc.).

The conference was billed as for CCUS investors, energy companies, and decarbonization leaders.

Topics were scheduled to include geopolitical impacts on CCUS deployment, industrial decarbonization headwinds and tailwinds, carbon storage at scale, post-combustion capture in hard-to-abate sectors, biogenic carbon removal and direct air capture, and lessons from CCUS project successes and failures.

The 4th annual Wood Mackenzie conference focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage investment strategies.

It was most useful for CCUS project developers, investors and energy company strategists, since speakers were scheduled to come from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, Chevron New Energies, Ara Partners and an investment bank carbon transition group, and the topics included carbon storage at scale and lessons from project successes and failures. The two-day Houston program from Wood Mackenzie, in its 4th year, drew Diamond and Gold sponsors such as Halliburton and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, so service and technology suppliers could meet likely buyers; academics or early-stage researchers looking for technical papers would have gotten less from a commercially focused event.

Attendees at energy industry conferences in Houston usually wear business casual, such as slacks and an open-collar or button-down shirt, with a blazer for investors and law firm attendees.