2023-04-20 14:19:26
Olivier Thorel, Senior Vice President for Chemicals at Saudi Aramco, said that the ammonia shipment is another prominent example that highlights the potential of low-emission hydrogen and ammonia made from feedstock in Saudi Aramco, indicating that ammonia is an important energy source and helps in decarbonizing key sectors.
For his part, CEO of SABIC Agro-Nutrients Company, Abdul Rahman Shams El Din, explained that the goal of this achievement is the positive contributions to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
In the same context, President and Representative Director of FOC, Shigeto Yamamoto, expected that low-emission ammonia would be a next-generation fuel that might contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, indicating that there is cooperation with partners to use imported ammonia as fuel.
Aramco Trading CEO, Mohammed Al-Mulhim, confirmed that this achievement embodies the fruit of close cooperation between companies within Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Aramco Trading and Japanese partners, and indeed represents a major boost to sustainability efforts.
On the same level, Executive Vice President and Representative Director of MOL Corporation, Toshiaki Tanaka, expressed his happiness at importing ammonia from the Kingdom, anticipating an increase in demand for it as a next-generation clean energy source.
In turn, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced plans to increase the use of ammonia as a fuel for electricity generation and ship propulsion systems, as part of efforts to achieve the country’s goals aimed at decarbonization by 2050.
This shipment is the result of effective cooperation between several entities in the low-emissions ammonia value chain. SABIC Agro-Nutrients Company produced ammonia using (feedstock) produced from Saudi Aramco, and it was sold to the Japanese company Fuji Oil (“FOC”) through Aramco Trading Company. .
The liquid was transported to Japan by Mitsui OSK Lines (“MOL”), and the low-emission ammonia was then transported to the Sodegwara refinery where it was used in co-fired electricity generation, with technical support from Japan Oil Engineering Co. (“Japan Oil Engineering Co”). GOE”).
In 2020, Saudi Aramco, in cooperation with SABIC, sent the first shipment of low-emission ammonia to Japan in a pilot project, and in 2022 Saudi Aramco and SABIC obtained the world’s first accreditation from a neutral body for low-emission hydrogen and ammonia products, and at the end of that year, they were The two companies have delivered the world’s first shipment of certified low emission ammonia to South Korea.
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