Malaysian giant Petronas and Japan’s Eneos have signed a joint feasibility study agreement to advance the studies for a commercial hydrogen production and conversion project in Kerteh, Malaysia.
Under the agreement, Petronas’ subsidiary Petronas Hydrogen and Eneos will pursue detailed technical and commercial feasibility studies for the production of low carbon hydrogen from the Malaysian company’s existing facilities, the production of green hydrogen from a new hydro-powered electrolyzer facility, and hydrogen conversion into methylcyclohexane (MCH).
The agreement is part of the long-term Memorandum of Understanding signed last August for the development of a clean hydrogen supply chain between Malaysia and Japan.
The facilities are projected to have a total hydrogen production and conversion capacity of up to 50,000 tons per annum by 2027 for…