US corporation Air Products and Chemicals has announced a $1bn deal with the Uzbek government and state-owned Uzbekneftegaz (UNG) to acquire, own and operate a natural gas processing facility in the country.
UNG runs a 1.5mn tonne/year natural gas-to-syngas industrial complex is an integral part of Uzbekistan GTL [gas-to-liquids] facility. Under the deal, Air Products will by 2025 acquire, own and operate two large-scale air separation units, two large-scale auto-thermal reforming units and a hydrogen production unit within the and supply oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas specified by a long-term contract.
The production complex is located in the Karakul Free Economic Zone situated in Uzbekistan's Bukhara region.
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