UAE delivers first blue ammonia to Germany
State oil company Adnoc has shipped a test cargo to German metals firm Aurubis
Abu Dhabi state oil company Adnoc has delivered a 13t test cargo of blue ammonia to German metals firm Aurubis—the first low-carbon ammonia shipment from the UAE to Germany. Adnoc signed an agreement in March this year to supply blue ammonia to Aurubis as well as German energy companies RWE, Steag and Gewec. The firm is also due to test exports of blue hydrogen to the port of Wilhelmshaven using liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology. Adnoc sold its first demonstration cargoes of blue ammonia, produced by its fertiliser venture Fertiglobe at the Ruwais industrial complex, at “an attractive premium to grey ammonia” to Japanese firms Itochu, Idemitsu and Inpex in 2021. The state company is
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