“This agreement represents a landmark moment in our commitment to clean energy,” said Sophie Hermans, the Dutch Minister for Climate and Green Growth. “By linking Omani green hydrogen with Europe’s energy needs, we are advancing our shared climate goals and creating a sustainable energy pathway.”

The joint development agreement establishing the supply chain envisions the development of a centralized liquefaction, storage, and export facility at the port of Duqm, which is one of the hubs for Omani-produced green hydrogen; pricing and delivery mechanisms for offtakers located in the broader Amsterdam area and the Netherlands as well as Germany; and infrastructure throughout the corridor, including export and import facilities in the ports of Duqm, Amsterdam and Duisburg, as well as for several distribution modalities for gaseous and liquid hydrogen, most notably gas pipeline networks, rail connections, and barge distribution leveraging the Netherlands’ extensive canal network.

Tata Steel Nederland would be a buyer. 

"In our role as a large potential buyer, we can contribute to the development of a sustainable economy based on green hydrogen in our region. In this way, we not only make our own production process more sustainable, but we also help to build a new ecosystem together with other companies,” said Hans van den Berg, Tata Steel Nederland’s chief executive officer. 

According to Tata Steel, the supply chain capitalizes on proven technologies for the liquefaction, transport, storage, and distribution of liquid hydrogen and builds off of a partnership between the Omani Ministry of Energy and Minerals, the Port of Amsterdam, and other companies.