Global engineering company Worley has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for ExxonMobil’s Baytown, Texas-based low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facility.
ExxonMobil’s Baytown facility is believed to be the largest of its type. Once in operation, it will produce up to one billion cubic feet of low-carbon hydrogen a day and more than one million tonnes of low-carbon ammonia per annum.
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The project is also expected to capture and store seven million tonnes of CO2 per year.
Chris Ashton, CEO of Worley, said, “We are delighted to continue our strategic, global relationship with ExxonMobil in its execution of projects, particularly in delivering this EPC project on the US Gulf Coast, which contributes significantly to strengthening Worley’s backlog.”
Earlier this year, ADNOC and Mitsubishi both acquired stakes in the Baytown project. In September, the two companies signed separate contracts: ADNOC to acquire a 35% stake and Mitsubishi to acquire an undisclosed stake.
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Over the past year, several other strategic announcements have also been made to advance the Baytown facility.
in June 2024, for example, industrial gas giant Air Liquide said it will build, own, and operate four large modular air separation units (ASUs) as part of an $850m investment that will double its oxygen production capacity to support the Baytown project.
The four ASUs will primarily supply ExxonMobil with low-carbon oxygen and nitrogen. They will generate a “record volume” of 9,000 metric tonnes of oxygen daily and 6,500 metric tonnes per day of nitrogen to support the production of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia.
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