Petronas and Eneos to develop a clean hydrogen supply chain between Malaysia and Japan jointly

Kuala Lumpur, September 13 - Neftegaz.RU. Malaysia's state energy company Petronas has signed a MoU with Japan´s oil giant Eneos to jointly develop a hydrogen supply chain between the 2 countries and to explore other hydrogen opportunities.

The MoU will see the 2 parties go on a technical-commercial joint-study of a hydrogen supply chain which includes hydrogen production and its transportation in methylcyclohexane (MCH) form, converting hydrogen into a liquid from from its original gaseous form to be delivered in large volume.

Petronas CEO Adnan Zainal Abidin said:

• This partnership is a testament of how industry collaboration can help accelerate our shared aspiration towards a low carbon future

Eneos has applied for funding for the project from the Japanese government’s Green Innovation Fund which sponsors decarbonisation initiatives.

The collaboration stems from the companies' common aspiration of achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
Petronas is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, while Eneos has set its target for 2040.