Aramco has signed definitive agreements to acquire an equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Products Qudra (APQ). The transaction will also include options for Aramco to offtake hydrogen and nitrogen. Aramco expect the investment will contribute to the development of a lower-carbon hydrogen network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province to serve both domestic and regional customers. Image Credits: Top left: Adobe Stock, Top right: KBR, Bottom: Aramco The Aramco and APQ signing ceremony. news KBR chosen for Shell’s Blue Horizons project Aramco to acquire 50% stake in APQ subsidairy BHIG Technology company KBR has announced that its blue ammonia technology has been selected by Shell for its Blue Horizons low- carbon hydrogen and ammonia project in Duqm, Oman. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide license proprietary engineering design for the 3,000 metric tons per day plant which will utilise hydrogen produced by Shell’s Blue Hydrogen technology. The facility will utilise KBR’s ammonia synthesis loop technology to deliver cost- competitive ad low-carbon intensity ammonia. The facility will use KBR’s ammonia synthesis loop technology. 6 ISSUE 5 2024 | oilreviewmiddleeast.com