Japan’s Idemitsu receives blue ammonia from Adnoc

  • Date: 13-Dec-2021
  • Source: Argus Media
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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Japan’s Idemitsu receives blue ammonia from Adnoc

Tokyo, 13 December (Argus) — Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu has received blue ammonia from Abu Dhabi's state-owned Adnoc, as part of efforts to establish a CO2-free ammonia supply chain to ensure net zero carbon emissions at Idemitsu's facilities by 2050.

Idemitsu took delivery of the blue ammonia from Adnoc at its 255,000 b/d Yokkaichi refinery on 9 December. This was after Adnoc, in partnership with a fertilizer producer Fertiglobe, sold the cargo to Idemitsu in August.

Adnoc produced the blue ammonia from natural gas at Fertiglobe's Fertil plant in the Ruwais industrial complex in Abu Dhabi using CO2 enhanced oil recovery technology.