Saudi Aramco bets on ammonia-hydrogen business with Japan

Oil giant to use natural gas and carbon capture to burnish green credentials

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Saudi Aramco and Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Corp. and JGC took part in a demonstration project that shipped "emissions-free" ammonia to Japan last year. © Reuters

AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- As Japanese companies look to build a supply chain to import clean energy rather than fossil fuels, Saudi Arabia is a promising partner. The oil-rich kingdom is now trying to take the lead in supplying hydrogen-based products as the world shifts to low-carbon energy sources.

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