Saudi Arabia confirmed that it is proactive in many industrial and commercial fields, as it was finally able to export the first shipments of low-emission ammonia, obtaining a certificate approved by a neutral authority for use as fuel for electricity generation, which is a milestone in the process of developing energy solutions with low carbon emissions, and the shipment arrived in Japan. .
Six-way cooperation
Six parties cooperated in the success of exporting low-emission ammonia, as SABIC Agro-Nutrients Company produced ammonia using (feedstock) produced by Saudi Aramco, and it was sold to the Japanese company Fuji Oil “FOC” through Aramco Trading Company. Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) was responsible for transporting the liquid to Japan, and then the low-emission ammonia was transported to the Sodegwara refinery, where it is used in co-burning electricity generation, with technical support from Japan Oil Engineering Co. (JOE). ».
Characteristics of ammonia
Ammonia is classified as low emitting because the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during its production has previously been captured and used in refining and processing applications.
This comes after Saudi Aramco, in cooperation with SABIC, sent the first shipment of low-emission ammonia to Japan in a pilot project in 2020, and in 2022, Saudi Aramco and SABIC obtained the first accreditation in the world from a neutral body for low-emission hydrogen and ammonia products. That year, the two companies had delivered the world's first shipment of certified low-emissions ammonia to South Korea, and the latest shipment to Japan brought low-carbon energy solutions closer to a mainstream position.
An important future role
Olivier Thorel, Senior Vice President of Chemicals at Saudi Aramco, said: “This shipment is another outstanding example that highlights the potential of low-emission hydrogen and ammonia made from Saudi Aramco’s feedstock, which has the potential to play an important role in a low-carbon future. Not only is low-emissions ammonia a means of transporting low-emission hydrogen, it is an important energy resource in its own right that can help decarbonize key sectors – including power generation for both utilities and industries. By sending this shipment of certified low emission ammonia to Japan, we are helping chart a path for the development of this vital commodity.”
Features of ammonia:
Low emissions
It is used as fuel to generate electricity
used its emissions
in refining and processing
contribute to approximation
energy solutions
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