Milestone Zero enables offshore ammonia production with in-situ CCS
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At a glance
- Converts stranded natural gas into valuable ammonia offshore
- Integrates CCS with permanent storage in nearby reservoirs
- Builds offshore ammonia production value chains and cuts emissions
- Leverages Norway’s expertise in offshore energy, subsurface technologies and CCS
Demand for energy, fertiliser and low-carbon fuels continues to grow, yet vast natural gas resources remain stranded and commercially untapped. Milestone Zero has developed a floating offshore solution that converts these resources into ammonia while capturing and permanently storing CO₂ close to the source.
CHALLENGE
Turning stranded natural gas resources into food and energy
In a time of rapid population growth and geopolitical uncertainty, there is increasing focus on energy and food self-sufficiency and supply security. At the same time, vast volumes of natural gas – the most important feedstock for ammonia and mineral fertiliser production – remain stranded (non-commercialised) around the world. Unlocking these resources requires solutions that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating commercially viable production.
SOLUTION
Producing ammonia offshore while storing carbon at source
Milestone Zero has developed a large-scale floating offshore hydrogen and ammonia production solution with integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS). The solution is based on world-leading knowledge of stranded and associated gas and CCS reservoirs, vast international FPSO field development expertise, and industry-leading ammonia production plant design and manufacturing.
The solution produces hydrogen and ammonia offshore from natural gas using steam methane or autothermal reforming. The CO₂ generated as a by-product of the process is injected directly into a nearby subsea reservoir.
Milestone Zero initiates and deploys its pioneering field development solution together with gas resource owners (operators and licensees), its strategic partner TGS ASA and its technical partner Kongsberg Maritime ASA.
BENEFITS
Milestone Zero lowers emissions and improves resource utilisation
Milestone Zero’s solution enables scalable, large-scale ammonia production of up to 840 000 metric tons annually while monetising stranded gas resources. The ammonia can then be shipped directly to market for use as fuel, feedstock for mineral fertiliser, and other industrial applications.
The solution also simplifies CCS dramatically with the injection of CO₂ into a nearby reservoir, eliminating the need for transport to distant storage sites or onshore processing.
MARKET POTENTIAL
Meeting rising demand for ammonia and decarbonisation
Global demand for ammonia is expanding beyond traditional fertiliser markets to include shipping, power generation and industrial decarbonisation. Existing ammonia infrastructure and growing interest in hydrogen-derived fuels position ammonia as a key energy carrier for the energy transition.
Industry assessments from organisations such as S&P Global, Rystad Energy, DNV and the Ammonia Energy Association highlight strong market opportunities. Meanwhile, Norwegian and UK regulators are supportive of field developments like Milestone Zero’s within existing regulatory frameworks.
Milestone Zero’s upstream customers include gas resource owners and national energy companies, while downstream customers include ammonia consumers, such as manufacturers of mineral fertiliser, fuel and energy. Milestone Zero initiates and builds offshore ammonia value chains around the globe together with these upstream and downstream players and leading industry partners.
