InterviewSaudi Aramco bets on ammonia-hydrogen business with Japan
Oil giant to use natural gas and carbon capture to burnish green credentials
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
February 2, 2021 12:03 JST
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.