A petrochemical plant announced Wednesday, slated to be in service by 2026, could produce up to 200 metric tons/year of low-carbon blue ammonia and methanol using natural gas from the Montney Shale, officials said.

Calgary-based Northern Petrochemical Corp. (NPC), a private venture, is proposing to build the C$2.5 billion ($2 billion) project in the planned Greenview Industrial Gateway near Grande Prairie, 275 miles northwest of the Alberta capital in Edmonton. 

“This project will produce blue ammonia and methanol by utilizing the latest carbon capture and storage technologies to achieve a carbon-neutral process,” said NPC President Geoff Bury.

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