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- The two new divisions will be called Southern Area Gas Operations and Northern Area Gas Operations
RIYADH: Saudi Aramco is to split its gas production division into two as it looks to make greater use of the fuel in power generation and the production of so-called blue hydrogen, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the plans.
Saudi Aramco declined to comment to Bloomberg.
The two new divisions will be called Southern Area Gas Operations and Northern Area Gas Operations, and will be run by Wail Al Jaafari and Jumaan Al Zahrani, the people said.
抖阴短视频 is looking to convert its power stations to natural gas, allowing it to divert as much as 1 million barrels of crude oil a day for export, Bloomberg said.
The Kingdom is also preparing for growth in demand for blue hydrogen, which is created from natural gas while capturing the emissions.
Aramco鈥檚 gas production reached a record 10.7 billion standard cubic feet a day in August last year, according to the company鈥檚 2020 annual report, Bloomberg said.