SS223 - Cox

USS Bonefish (SS-223)

• Vessel Type: Submarine
• Service: United States Navy
• Commissioned: May 1943
• Commander: Commander L.L. Edge during its final war patrol
• Operations:
  • Conducted eight war patrols during World War II.
  • Operated in various areas including the South China Sea, Celebes Sea, and the Sea of Japan.
  • Sank 31 enemy vessels with a total tonnage of 158,500 tons and damaged 7 vessels with a total tonnage of 42,000 tons.
• Final Mission:
  • Departed Guam on May 28, 1945, for its eighth war patrol.
  • Ordered to patrol the northern portion of the Sea of Japan off the west central coast of Honshu.
  • Failed to rendezvous with other submarines on June 23, 1945, and was presumed lost after unsuccessful attempts to contact it.

Cox Oil Project (Project Lochridge)

• Project Name: Louisiana Offshore CO2 Hub Repurposing Infrastructure to Decrease Greenhouse Emissions (Project Lochridge)
• Participants:
  • Repsol SA
  • Crescent Midstream LLC
  • Cox Operating LLC
  • Carbon Zero US LLC
  • Additional collaborators include Crescent Resource Innovation, the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), Louisiana State University, and Southern University at Shreveport.
• Objective:
  • To demonstrate the feasibility of transporting and permanently storing CO2 on a commercial scale.
• Scope:
  • The project aims to repurpose some of Cox’s offshore assets, including more than 600 wells in 66 fields.
  • Involves the construction of a 110-mile CO2 pipeline from Geismar, Louisiana, to Grand Isle, utilizing existing Crescent pipeline rights-of-way.
• Capacity:
  • Expected to hold up to 300 million tonnes of CO2.
• Funding:
  • Supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE) through its CarbonSAFE program with $8.4 million in funding. Additional funding of $2.1 million from non-DOE sources is also being used.