Nacero Inc. has awarded to contractor Bechtel a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a natural gas-to-gasoline manufacturing facility in Penwell, Texas. The energy company claims that the 115,000 barrel-per-day plant will be the first gasoline manufacturing facility in the world to incorporate carbon capture, carbon sequestration and 100% renewable power. Both renewable natural gas and mitigated flare gas will make it possible to reduce its lifecycle footprint of sulfur gasoline to zero over time, according to Nacero. After FEED completion, Bechtel will propose a lump sum, turnkey EPC price. During the first phase of construction, which will take four years, up to 3,500 skilled construction workers will be employed. The project's second phase will take an additional two years. When fully operational, the plant will employ 350 full-time operators and maintenance personnel. The University of Texas has estimated that the Penwell facility will add more than $25 billion to the economy of the Odessa region in Texas during its anticipated operating lifespan of more than 50 years.