Baker Hughes Co. and Russia’s largest independent PAO Novatek are piloting a project to introduce hydrogen blends into liquefaction processes to reduce carbon emissions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects.

Compression and power generation technologies are being studied to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Novatek’s 16 million metric ton/year Yamal LNG project on the Siberian Arctic coast. 

Yamal is a joint venture between Novatek (50.1%), Total SE (20%), China National Petroleum Corp. (20%) and China’s Silk Road Fund (9.9%). Novatek also operates and is majority stakeholder in Arctic LNG, sanctioned in 2019.

“Baker Hughes is one of the main equipment suppliers to our Yamal LNG and Arctic LNG 2 projects,” said Novatek Chairman Leonid Mikhelson....