In February 2022, US independent Talos Energy announced plans to develop the River Bend CCS project in the Mississippi River industrial corridor, with a lease agreement for land and a memorandum of understanding for carbon transportation in place. The announcements mark the first major CCS project in the Baton Rouge/New Orleans area, according to the Talos Energy, who will be the project manager and operator of the injection, storage, and monitoring. Talos will be joined by UK company Storegga.