Saudi Arabia sends first low-carbon ammonia shipment for power generation to Japan

Fuji Oil’s Sodegaura refinery 

Saudi Arabia dispatched the first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia to Japan for use as fuel in power generation. It represents another milestone in the development of this lower-carbon energy solution.

According to a statement to Argaam, the shipment is the result of a successful multiparty collaboration across the low-carbon ammonia value chain.

The ammonia was produced by SABIC Agri-Nutrients with feedstock from Saudi Aramco. It was sold by Aramco Trading Co. to Fuji Oil Co.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines was tasked with shipping the liquid to Japan, then the low-carbon ammonia was transported to the Sodegaura Refinery for use in co-fired power generation, with technical support provided by Japan Oil Engineering Co.

The ammonia is categorized as low-carbon because CO2 from the associated manufacturing process was captured and utilized in downstream applications.