ExxonMobil and Air Liquide have forged a partnership to foster the production of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia at ExxonMobil's Baytown facility in Texas.

Source: ExxonMobil

The deal allows for the transport of low-carbon hydrogen via Air Liquide's existing pipeline network. In addition, Air Liquide will construct and oversee four Large Modular Air separation units (LMAs) that will provide 9,000 metric tons of oxygen and up to 6,500 metric tons of nitrogen daily to the facility. The LMAs will predominantly utilise low-carbon electricity to minimise the project's carbon footprint.

Momentum continues to build for the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen project and the emerging hydrogen market. This partnership with Air Liquide further strengthens our Baytown project by enabling hydrogen distribution through existing networks and securing key feedstocks.

Dan Ammann, President of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions

ExxonMobil's proposed hydrogen production facility, anticipated to be the globe's largest, is expected to generate 1 billion cubic feet of low-carbon hydrogen daily, over 1 million tons of ammonia annually, while capturing over 98% of the related CO2 emissions.

In collaboration with Air Liquide, ExxonMobil seeks to promote the expansion of a low-carbon hydrogen market along the U.S. Gulf Coast to assist industrial clients in reducing their carbon emissions.