Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc sells first blue ammonia cargo to Japan

Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc sells first blue ammonia cargo to Japan

The (Adnoc), in partnership with Fertiglobe, has sold its first cargo of blue ammonia to in Japan, for use in fertilizer production, the state oil giant said in a statement Tuesday. Fertiglobe, a 58:42 partnership between is a producer and distributor of natural gas-based fertilizers and industrial chemicals based in the Netherlands, and Adnoc, will produce blue ammonia at its Fertil plant in the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi for delivery to Japan. The deal follows Adnoc signing an agreement in July with three Japanese companies to explore the commercial production of blue ammonia in the UAE. Blue ammonia is a low-carbon method of producing the compound and, besides fertilizer, has uses in power industrial heating, heavy road transport and shipping. Currently, Adnoc is developing a blue ammonia production facility at the Ta’ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais with a potential capacity of 1,000 kilotonnes per year. The shipments were sold at an attractive premium to grey ammonia, underscoring “the favorable economics for blue ammonia as an emerging source of low-carbon energy,” Adnoc said. They represent the first production milestone of a planned scale-up of blue ammonia production capabilities in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to include a low-cost