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21 November 2025

MHI delivers turbomachinery for new ammonia project

UNITED STATES

MHI delivers turbomachinery for new ammonia project

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation says that it has successfully delivered syngas and ammonia refrigeration compressor trains for the Beaumont New Ammonia Project in Beaumont, Texas. This facility, originally developed by OCI Global as the OCI Clean Ammonia project, now owned by Woodside Energy, will be the first large-scale, lower-carbon greenfield ammonia facility in the world.

MHI’s scope of supply includes two API 617 compressors and a double-ended synchronous motor for the syngas train, as well as an API 617 compressor train driven by an API 612 steam turbine for the ammonia refrigeration service. Manufacturing and packaging were shared between MHI’s Hiroshima, Japan facility and its Pearland Works facility in Texas, leveraging the expertise of skilled teams across both locations. Local contractors and sub-suppliers also provided key equipment to support the project.

The Beaumont facility will have a production capacity of 3,000 t/d, using carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology to produce lower carbon ammonia. This facility’s construction highlights the increasing demand for sustainable energy solutions in emission-intensive industries, including the fertilizer, industrial, and power sectors.

The Beaumont New Ammonia project is now 97% complete, the project’s Australian owner, Woodside Energy, said in a recent statement. Commissioning on critical equipment at the 1.1 million t/a ammonia production facility is scheduled to begin this month ahead of first production, which is expected by the end of this year.

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