據MRCHUB網站9月7日莫斯科報道，日前，帝國石油（Imperial Oil）表示，其與空氣產品公司（Air Products）簽訂一份長期合同，空氣產品公司將為其位于艾伯塔省埃德蒙頓附近的Strathcona煉油廠擬議的可再生柴油綜合設施提供低碳氫。

空氣產品公司將從其埃德蒙頓在建氫氣廠提供管道供應，并將該工廠的總投資增加到16億加元，以支持該合同。帝國能源下游業務副總裁Jon Wetmore表示，我們與空氣產品公司的協議是一個重要的里程碑，我們計劃在加拿大建造最大的可再生柴油制造設施。這個項目凸顯了帝國能源投資于低碳未來的承諾。

他表示，該公司將繼續與商業伙伴和政府進行討論，爭取在“未來幾個月”做出最終投資決定。第二季度凈收入為24.09億美元的帝國石油，將使用空氣產品公司的低碳氫在斯特拉斯科納生產可再生柴油，與傳統生產相比，大幅減少溫室氣體排放。

氫氣和生物原料將與專有催化劑相結合，生產優質低碳柴油燃料。

空氣產品公司的額外投資將用于促進與Imperial的擬議項目的整合，該項目預計將使空氣產品公司整體綜合體的排放量進一步大幅減少。空氣產品公司將為Strathcona提供來自日產1.65億標準立方尺的制氫綜合設施大約50%產量的低碳氫。

空氣產品公司首席運營官Samir J. Serhan博士表示，對低碳氫的需求很大，空氣產品公司已準備好通過艾伯塔省藍色氫中心滿足需求。

郝芬 譯自 MRCHUB

原文如下：

Imperial Oil signs deal with Air Products to supply low-carbon hydrogen

Imperial Oil has announced a long-term contract with Air Products which will supply low-carbon hydrogen for its proposed renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, said the company.

Air Products will provide pipeline supply from its hydrogen plant under construction in Edmonton and increasing overall investment in the facility to CAD$1.6bn to support the contract. Jon Wetmore, Imperial’s Vice President of Downstream, said, “Our agreement with Air Products is an important milestone as we progress plans to build the largest renewable diesel manufacturing facility in Canada. This project highlights Imperial’s commitment to investing in a lower carbon future.”

He said it will continue to hold discussions with business partners and governments as it works toward a final investment decision “in the months ahead”. Imperial, which recorded net income of USD2,409m in the second quarter, will use Air Products’ low-carbon hydrogen to produce renewable diesel at Strathcona that substantially reduces greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional production.

The hydrogen and biofeedstock will be combined with a proprietary catalyst to produce premium low-carbon diesel fuel.

The additional investment by Air Products will be used to facilitate integration with Imperial’s proposed project that is expected to enable further significant emissions reductions at Air Products’ overall complex. Air Products will supply Strathcona with approximately 50% of the low-carbon hydrogen output from the 165m standard cubic feet per day hydrogen production complex.

Dr. Samir J. Serhan, Chief Operating Officer at Air Products, said there is significant demand for low-carbon hydrogen, and Air Products is ready to meet it from the Alberta Blue Hydrogen Hub.