VNG Signs MoU with Hydrogen Oman

Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) and the German gas infrastructure company VNG have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the commercial feasibility and establish an integrated Omani-German supply chain for green hydrogen and ammonia.

An Omani delegation led by H E Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, was on a visit to Germany. The two sides discussed the needs of the energy market in Germany, developments in green hydrogen and energy solutions, in addition to a number of topics of common interest, according to an Oman News Agency report.

The visit witnessed the signing of several agreements between Omani and German companies in the field of delivering green hydrogen to refining stations in Germany, in addition to a letter of intent to supply green hydrogen. An MoU was signed to explore the possibility of a long-term agreement where Germany will purchase green hydrogen and ammonia from the sultanate.

VNG, headquartered in Leipzig, is a strong group of companies active in the gas and gas infrastructure sector with about 20 subsidiaries in Germany and Europe.