Air Liquide to Invest $850 Million in Low-Carbon Oxygen Production in Texas, USA

Specifications:

Name:

Air Liquide to Invest $850 Million in Low-Carbon Oxygen Production in Texas, USA

Location:

Texas, USA

Company:

Air Liquide

Estimated Cost:

$850 Million

Source:

https://www.airliquide.com/

Introduction:

Air Liquide plans to invest up to $850 million to build, own, and operate four Large Modular Air separation units, along with related infrastructure, as part of a long-term binding agreement with ExxonMobil for its planned low-carbon hydrogen project in Baytown, TX.

Features:

This new Air Liquide Baytown low-carbon platform will primarily serve ExxonMobil, providing vast amounts of low-carbon oxygen and nitrogen, as well as significant volumes of argon and rare gases such as krypton and xenon for Air Liquide’s other customers. Leveraging low-carbon electricity and Air Liquide’s innovative solutions, the CO2 footprint of oxygen production will be reduced by two-thirds. This decarbonization project aligns with Air Liquide’s Advance strategic plan and will enhance the Group’s Industrial Merchant footprint in the U.S.

Triggered by ExxonMobil’s substantial need for oxygen for their low-carbon hydrogen project in Baytown, TX, Air Liquide has been selected to establish a low-carbon industrial gas platform. Air Liquide will build, own, and operate four new Large Modular Air separation units at ExxonMobil’s Baytown site to produce and supply:

• A record volume of 9,000 metric tons per day of oxygen for the production of low-carbon hydrogen.
• Up to 6,500 metric tons per day of nitrogen to support the synthesis of low-carbon hydrogen into low-carbon ammonia as a source of low-carbon energy for the export market.

The agreement also leverages Air Liquide’s existing pipeline infrastructure to foster the development of low-carbon hydrogen.