Saudi Arabia sends blue ammonia to South Korea

Saudi-South Korean energy and economic cooperation is increasing. Other Gulf states are also exploring blue ammonia, and the energy source has both benefits and downsides.
A picture taken on Nov. 3, 2019, shows a sign of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering.
A picture taken on Nov. 3, 2019, shows a sign of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering. - AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned energy company announced Tuesday a major blue ammonia shipment to South Korea.

Aramco and the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) said they shipped 25,000 metric tons of blue ammonia to South Korea’s Lotte Fine Chemicals. The shipment left Jubail Saudi Arabia back in November, SABIC said in a press release. 

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