据油气工程12月1日消息称，在巴林石油部长谢赫·穆罕默德·哈利法·哈利法的见证下， BSC石油天然气控股公司(nogaholding)宣布与空气产品公司签署谅解备忘录（MoU）。
石油部长说：“在全球温室气体排放增加和国际上对氢日益认可的情况下，这项联合努力探索了在运输部门将氢开发为可持续燃料的可行性，以及巴林向低碳能源组合过渡的途径。我们很荣幸与空气产品公司合作。”
在谈到循环碳经济时，谢赫·穆罕默德阐述道：“捕获碳来提高天然气质量已经实行了数十年，但是尖端技术“碳捕获、利用和存储（CCUS）”可以无限期地去除和封存二氧化碳。它将是一个游戏规则的改变者，将废物变成可销售的商业或工业产品。”
这位部长补充说:“巴林王国承诺与世界其他国家共同努力，对抗气候变化。氢的使用、循环碳经济和液化天然气再气化将在解决清洁能源环境方面发挥作用，同时应对日益增长的能源需求的全球挑战。我们渴望与著名的国际机构合作进行研究和创新以跨越式发展我们的油气行业。我们期待与空气产品公司密切合作，他们将分享其在工业气体方面的丰富经验和技术知识，以释放国家的潜力。”
Mahtab说：“空气产品巴林公司期待与nogaholding合作，探索支持巴林王国内能源转型的潜在发展机会。空气产品巴林公司巴林致力于为中东地区带来投资、可靠的技术、专业知识和运营支持。”
曹海斌 摘译自 油气工程
原文如下：
Bahrain's Oil and Gas Holding Company and Air Products sign hydrogen economy MoU
Under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Mohamed Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Bahrain’s Minister of Oil, The Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C. (c) (nogaholding) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Air Products.
The Minister of Oil said: “Amid global challenge of greenhouse gas emission and increasing international recognition of hydrogen’s benefit, this joint effort explores the viability of developing hydrogen as a sustainable fuel in the transport sector as well as an avenue to the transition of a lower carbon energy mix in Bahrain. We are honoured to partner with Air Products.”
Speaking on the circular carbon economy, H.E. Shaikh Mohamed elaborated: “Capturing carbon to improve the quality of natural gas has been practiced for decades but the cutting-edge technology “Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)” removes and sequesters carbon dioxide (CO2) indefinitely. It will be a game changer that turns a waste product into marketable commercial or industrial products.”
The Minister added: “The Kingdom of Bahrain is committed to working collectively with the rest of the world to combat climate change. Hydrogen usage, circular carbon economy and LNG regasification would play a role in the solutions for a clean energy environment while addressing the global challenge of growing energy needs. We are keen to collaborate with prominent international institutions on researches and innovations to leapfrog the development of our oil and gas sector. We look forward to working closely with Air Products who would share its vast experience and technological know-how in industrial gases to unlock the Kingdom’s potential.”
Mahtab said: “Air Products Bahrain WLL is looking forward to collaborating with nogaholding to explore potential development opportunities supporting energy transition within the Kingdom of Bahrain. Air Products Bahrain WLL is committed to the Middle East region and to bringing investment, proven technology, expertise and operational support.”