Saudi oil giant Aramco and SABIC Agro-Nutrients Company have obtained the world’s first independent certifications recognizing the production of blue hydrogen and blue ammonia.
TUV Rheinland, a system testing, inspection and certification services provider based in Germany, awarded these certifications to SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company in Jubail, for its production of 37,800 tons of blue ammonia, and to Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company.
SASREF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, produced 8,075 tons of blue hydrogen.
Saudi Aramco Vice President of Chemicals, Olivier Thorel, said: “These certifications are the first of their kind in the world and represent a major achievement in our efforts to develop clean energy solutions and increase our capabilities to export hydrogen and ammonia. This independent recognition of our operations enhances the standing of Saudi Aramco and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation SABIC aims to decarbonize in multiple sectors, including the energy, aviation, chemicals, transportation, and fertilizer industries.
For his part, CEO of SABIC Agri-Nutrients Company, Abdulrahman Shams El-Din, said, “We are really proud of this certification, which is part of our ambitions to achieve carbon neutrality, and we are confident in our ability to enhance our growth through our low-carbon product portfolio to help our customers in the field of fertilizers and chemicals.”
In turn, SABIC Vice President for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Management, Fahad Al-Shrihi, said the company was working to advantage of its existing strong infrastructure to produce blue ammonia that can help meet the world’s growing needs for sustainable solutions, and help achieve the kingdom’s goal of achieving Zero Neutrality by 2060.