MODEC obtains AiP for blue ammonia FPSO

This Blue Ammonia FPSO is intended to produce and store blue ammonia by using associated gas which has conventionally been reinjected into the reservoir without specific applications. The FPSO is also equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility to capture not only CO₂ generated in the process of converting associated gas to ammonia (NH₃), but also CO₂ from gas turbine generators (GTG). This makes it possible to minimise CO₂ emissions from the FPSO during ammonia production.

Additionally, the hull, which stores and offtakes the produced ammonia, was developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

This joint development is positioned as the first “Concept Design of Floating Alternative Energy Production Facility” as stated in the Mid-term Business Plan 2024 – 2026 “Explore a Sustainable Future with Innovation”. The concept of producing blue ammonia offshore is achieved by combining MODEC’s expertise in overall layout, hull design and mooring technology, cultivated in oil and gas FPSO projects, with TOYO's expertise in ammonia production process design and FPSO equipment design. This blue ammonia is expected to serve as an alternative fuel and hydrogen carrier in the energy transition.

MODEC considers this AiP as an initial step in the development of a floating solution for alternative energy production and will continue to strive to refine and mature this concept to address the key challenges for commercialisation identified through this development, aiming to provide a safe and affordable alternative energy supply solution. We will contribute to the minimisation of CO₂ emissions from FPSOs and the decarbonisation of the global energy supply chain through developing new technologies for a sustainable future.

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