UAE: Joint Study Agreement Adnoc to Explore Blue Ammonia Opportunities with Japanese Firms

Adnoc has entered into a joint study agreement with three Japanese companies – Inpex, Jera and Jogmec in order to explore hydrogen and blue ammonia production in the UAE. With this move, both the countries aim to enhance industrial cooperation and drive new opportunities in hydrogen, renewables, and climate change.

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Abu Dhabi/UAE – The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) recently announced a joint study agreement (JSA) with three Japanese companies – Inpex Corporation, Jera Co., and a government agency, the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Jogmec) – to explore the commercial potential of blue ammonia production in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The agreement builds on Adnoc’s low-carbon fuels leadership and extensive experience in carbon capture and storage and followed a virtual meeting between His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of Adnoc, and H.E. Kajiyama Hiroshi, Japan Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI).

During the meeting, the ministers reviewed joint efforts between both countries to enhance industrial cooperation and drive new opportunities for partnerships in hydrogen, renewables, and climate change following a series of framework agreements Adnoc signed with Japan’s METI as well as other Japanese companies earlier this year.

H.E. Dr. Al Jaber said: “For almost five decades, the UAE and Japan have enjoyed a deep-rooted and successful strategic relationship, underpinned by long-standing energy partnerships. As we increase our focus on the potential of new lower carbon fuels and navigate the energy transition, the UAE and Adnoc are keen to build and strengthen our existing partnerships and seize growth opportunities with Japan that can help produce more energy with fewer emissions.

The UAE is aiming to expand bilateral economic and trade relations with Japan as it drives post-Covid economic growth and Adnoc is leveraging its status as a long-standing reliable and stable supplier of oil and gas to Japan to nurture new partnership opportunities between both countries. Japan is Adnoc’s largest international importer of oil and gas products with approximately 25 % of its crude oil imported from the UAE.

H.E. Mr. Kajiyama said: In January, METI and Adnoc signed a Momorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Fuel Ammonia and Carbon Recycling. Since then, further progress has been made among relevant entities, and we are pleased with the signing of JSA on fuel ammonia by Adnoc, Inpex, Jera and Jogmec today. Japan hopes that today’s conclusion of JSA will lead to further progress in concrete efforts to the supply of fuel ammonia from Abu Dhabi to Japan.

The JSA will provide a platform for Adnoc and its partners to explore supplying Japanese utility companies with blue ammonia produced in Abu Dhabi.

Adnoc is already embarking on a world-scale blue ammonia production facility at the Ta’ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais which will have a capacity of 1,000 kilotons per annum, and further opportunities in blue ammonia will be explored under the new agreement.

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