Oman LNG said the deal with Kanadevia, formerly Hitachi Zosen, includes a comprehensive concept study for a future commercial-scale methanation facility.
According to the LNG producer, this collaboration reflects the company’s “strong commitment to advancing clean energy innovation and sustainability, in line with Oman Vision 2040 and the national green hydrogen strategy.”
The company said that the project will use its carbon dioxide waste stream to produce synthetic methane.
According to Oman LNG, the future commercial-scale facility aims to produce e-methane at 18,000 cubic meters per hour.
The concept study will cover technical and commercial evaluations, while the pre-FEED will focus on the pilot plant, which is designed to produce 1,200 cubic meters of e-methane per hour as an initial step toward full-scale deployment.
Last year, Oman LNG signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s engineering firm Hitachi Zosen to collaborate on methanation as part of its decarbonization drive.
The MoU was based on a deal signed between Oman and Japan in December 2022 regarding cooperation on carbon recycling, including hydrogen, ammonia, and methanation.
Methanation is a technology that produces methane, the main component of natural gas, by reacting hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a reaction vessel filled with a catalyst.
Oman LNG currently operates three liquefaction trains at its site in Qalhat near Sur.
It also plans to expand the facility with a new train.
The new train will have a capacity of 3.8 mtpa, boosting Oman’s LNG production to 15.2 mtpa.
In 2023, Oman LNG signed shareholding deals with international companies, including Shell and TotalEnergies.
Besides Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG shareholding agreements, Oman LNG, in which the government of Oman holds 51 percent, also signed a gas supply agreement with state-owned Integrated Gas Company (IGC) to extend the gas supplies beyond 2024.
