沙特阿美全球首次向日本船运40吨高等级蓝氨

    中国石化新闻网讯 据TABNI网站2020年9月 27日达兰报道，在日本经济产业省的支持下，沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司（沙特阿美）和日本能源经济研究所(IEEJ)与沙特基础工业公司（萨比克）合作，成功地展示了从沙特阿拉伯生产和运输蓝氨到日本的情况。

    40吨高等级蓝氨已运往日本，用于零碳发电。

    这一宣布正值人们日益认识到氢气在全球能源体系中所扮演角色之际。沙特阿美在一份声明中说，氨气是一种由三份氢和一份氮组成的化合物，它可以以可靠、负担得起和可持续的方式为满足世界日益增长的能源需求做出贡献。

    沙特-日本蓝氨供应网络展示横跨整个价值链：包括将碳氢化合物转化为氢，然后再转化为氨，以及捕获相关的二氧化碳排放。

    沙特-日本蓝氨供应网络克服了与把蓝氨运往日本供发电厂使用相关的挑战，其中在此过程中捕获的30吨二氧化碳用于萨比克旗下的Ibn-Sina厂的甲醇生产，另外捕获的20吨二氧化碳用于沙特阿美的Uthmaniyah油田的提高原油采收率。

    这个里程碑突出了全球循环碳经济概念中的几个路径之一，在这个框架中，二氧化碳排放被减少、去除、回收和再利用，而不是被释放到大气中。

    李峻 编译自 TABNI.com

    原文如下：

    WORLD FIRST: Aramco, Sabic, IEEJ ship blue ammonia

    Aramco and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), in partnership with Sabic, have successfully demonstrated the production and shipment of blue ammonia from Saudi Arabia to Japan with support from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

    Forty tons of high-grade blue ammonia have already been dispatched to Japan for use in zero-carbon power generation.

    The announcement comes amid growing appreciation of the role hydrogen will play in the global energy system. Ammonia, a compound consisting of three parts hydrogen and one part nitrogen, can contribute to addressing the challenge of meeting the world’s growing energy needs in a reliable, affordable and sustainable manner, said an Aramco statement.

    The Saudi-Japan blue ammonia supply network demonstration spanned the full value chain; including the conversion of hydrocarbons to hydrogen and then to ammonia, as well as the capture of associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

    It overcame challenges associated with the shipping of blue ammonia to Japan for use in power plants, with 30 tons of CO2 captured during the process designated for use in methanol production at SABIC’s Ibn-Sina facility and another 20 tons of captured CO2 being used for Enhanced Oil Recovery at Aramco’s Uthmaniyah field.

    This milestone highlights one of several pathways within the concept of a global Circular Carbon Economy, a framework in which CO2 emissions are reduced, removed, recycled and reused - as opposed to being released into the atmosphere.