The Netherlands – OCI Global, a global producer and distributor of hydrogen products, is selling its Clean Ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas (“OCI Clean Ammonia” or the “Project”), to Woodside Energy Group for USD 2.35 billion. OCI will continue to manage the construction, commissioning and start-up of the facility and will continue to manage the contractors until the Project is fully staffed and operational.
OCI Clean Ammonia is the first large-scale, low carbon intensity hydrogen-based greenfield ammonia facility expected to produce first ammonia in 2025. The project is a collaboration between OCI and Linde. Linde’s low-CI hydrogen production and carbon capture technology is integrated with OCI’s ammonia production, storage and transportation infrastructure. The first phase of the project will result in the capture and capture of 1.7 million metric tons of CO2 per year.
OCI Clean Ammonia is expected to meet blue ammonia specifications. Worldwide, it is the only blue ammonia facility under construction capable of producing 1.1 million metric tons of blue ammonia per year in the first phase. The site also has the necessary infrastructure and utilities to double that capacity in the existing plot plan. The permit for the second line has been submitted and is expected to be received by the end of the year.
