MODEC and Toyo Engineering have jointly obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping for a Blue Ammonia FPSO.
The FPSO will produce ammonia from the gas supplied by Oil & Gas FPSO located nearby.
This Blue Ammonia FPSO is intended to produce and store blue ammonia using associated gas that has conventionally been reinjected into the reservoir without specific applications.
The FPSO is also equipped with Carbon Capture & 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 minimize 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.
MODEC considers the AiP as an initial step in the development of a floating solution for alternative energy production and says it will continue to mature the concept.
“Blue ammonia has significant potential to lower the emissions of offshore operations. ABS can harness its extensive experience offshore alongside its global leadership in the classification of FPSOs to support the development of this potentially game-changing technology,” said Miguel Hernandez, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore.
