Oman to develop world’s first liquid hydrogen corridor

Oman to develop world’s first liquid hydrogen corridor

Oman has signed an agreement to pave the way for development of the world's first commercial scale liquid hydrogen corridor.Muscat – Oman has signed an agreement to pave the way for development of the world’s first commercial scale liquid hydrogen corridor. The corridor will facilitate the export of green hydrogen produced in Oman to the Netherlands and onwards to Europe, leveraging the sultanate’s abundant natural resources and strategic geographical location.

The Ministry of Energy and Minerals and Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) signed a joint study agreement on Sunday with Port of Amsterdam, Zenith Energy Terminals and GasLog to collaborate on the development of a liquid hydrogen route to market green hydrogen produced in Oman.

The agreement underscores the clear ambitions of the partners to make the world’s first commercial scale liquid hydrogen corridor a reality. The agreement was signed at the Omani Pavilion during COP28 in Dubai with H E Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, and Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as official witnesses.

The agreement entails conducting a detailed assessment of the requirements to develop an open-access hydrogen liquefaction, storage and export facility in Oman, along with the provision