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Shell takes key role in Oman ammonia supergiant
By Julian
Atchison on
January 18, 2023
OQ and Shell have agreed for the latter to acquire a 35%
stake and operatorship of the Green Energy Oman (GEO) project, a
renewable ammonia supergiant under development on the Oman coast.
Shell joins OQ, InterContinental
Energy and EnerTech in the project consortium, which was launched
in 2018. In a phased approach, 25 GW of wind and solar generation will
be developed to power the production of around 1.8 million tonnes per
year of renewable hydrogen, or just
over 10 million tonnes of renewable ammonia annually.
Green Energy Oman project area, production & export
facilities in south Oman. Source: InterContinental Energy.
The entry of Shell to this vital project constitutes a
qualitative step that will enable the consortium to benefit from their
advanced global expertise in this field. This will surely contribute
to achieving the desired objectives of the project. We are pleased
with the progress made by the project during the past few years and
look forward to enhancing our cooperation with our partners in this
project.
OQ CEO
of Alternative Energy Najla Bint Zuhair Al-Jamali in the Oman Ministry
of Energy and Minerals’ official press
release, 10 Jan 2023
With our entry to the Green Energy Oman (GEO) consortium, we are
taking a further step to advance lower and zero emissions energy
projects in Oman. The project remains in its early phase, but this is
a sign of the potential we see for Oman through the energy transition.
Oman Shell Senior Vice President and Country Chair Walid Hadi in the
Oman Ministry of Energy and Minerals’ official press
release,
10 Jan 2023
The deep experience and expertise that Shell brings is a major step
towards bringing our mega-project to the next phase. ICE has been
working in partnership with Oman and our partners since 2018, and
today marks an important milestone in realizing the vision for the GEO
project to deliver more than 1.8 million tons per annum of green
hydrogen to accelerate the energy transition both in Oman and
internationally.
InterContinental Energy Head of Middle East Tony Nieman in his
organisation’s official press
release, 19 Jan 2023
Entry of the oil & gas majors
The news from Oman follows bp’s decision to assume a majority
stake and operatorship of the Australian Renewable Energy Hub mega
project in June last year. bp’s interest in hydrogen & ammonia also
extends to the UK and continental
Europe. Total are pushing ahead with ammonia energy on a number of
fronts (and via a number of subsidiaries): a production megaproject
in Chile,
ammonia production near
the Suez Canal, ammonia imports
to Germany, CCS ammonia in Norway,
renewable projects in India,
and the realisation
of ammonia as a maritime fuel (to name a few initiatives). And
last year we saw the entrance of Chevron and ExxonMobil, with a number
of projects in the USA and beyond.
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