KBR's Blue Ammonia Technology Selected for Shell's Low-Carbon Hydrogen Project in Oman
Key Ideas
- KBR's blue ammonia technology will be used in Shell's Blue Horizons low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia project in Duqm, Oman.
- KBR will provide engineering design for a 3,000 metric tonnes per day ammonia plant utilizing Shell's Blue Hydrogen technology.
- KBR has also been awarded a contract by Kuwait Oil Company for advisory consulting on the development of 17GW of renewables and 25GW of green hydrogen by 2050.
- The project in Kuwait will involve renewable power generation linked to green hydrogen production for both internal industrial use and export, with a focus on market analysis and training of local talent.
US-based engineering and technology company KBR has been selected by Shell for its Blue Horizons low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia project in Duqm, Oman. KBR will provide licensed proprietary engineering design for a 3,000 metric tonnes per day ammonia plant using hydrogen from Shell's Blue Hydrogen technology. Additionally, KBR has secured an advisory consulting contract from Kuwait Oil Company for developing a masterplan to produce 17GW of renewables and 25GW of green hydrogen by 2050 in Kuwait. This project will involve integrating wind and solar power with power storage to produce green hydrogen for industrial use and export. KBR will conduct market analysis, feasibility studies, and train Kuwaiti nationals over the next 18 months. Shell has also appointed UK-listed Wood to deliver the pre-FEED package and CO2 pipeline for the Blue Horizons project in Oman. Partners for the project include Omani companies OQ, OQGN, and PDO.