Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) said recently it had completed the purchase of a 50 percent stake in Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Co. (BHIG), with Air Products Qudra retaining the remaining half.
BHIG will help establish a hydrogen network in the Eastern Province and support a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub Aramco is building in the city of Jubail, according to an online statement from Aramco.
BHIG’s production will include natural gas-derived hydrogen with emissions captured and stored.
“BHIG is expected to commence commercial operations to produce blue hydrogen in coordination with Aramco’s carbon capture and storage activities in Jubail”, Aramco said.
Ashraf Al Ghazzawi, executive vice president for strategy and corporate development at Aramco, commented, “Aramco’s investment in BHIG is expected to contribute to the development of a hydrogen network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province”.
