Linde: nitrogen supply to Blue Point mega-project on the the US Gulf Coast

Click to learn more. Linde will supply nitrogen and oxygen to  the recently announced CCS-based ammonia mega-project on the US Gulf Coast. Source: Linde.

Blue Point Number One, a joint venture by CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui & Co., is a 1.4 million tons per year CCS-based ammonia project, and will be located at CF Industries’ Blue Point Complex in Ascension Parish, Louisiana on the US Gulf Coast.

Industrial gas supplier Linde has announced the signing of a long-term agreement to supply nitrogen and oxygen to the Blue Point project. To achieve this, Linde plans to invest $400 million to build, own and operate an onsite large-scale air separation unit (ASU), estimated to become operational in 2029.

According to the company press release, this will be “the largest ASU in the Mississippi River corridor of southeast Louisiana”, adding to Linde’s existing hydrogen and syngas infrastructure in the region.

The Blue Point joint venture will help build a reliable and affordable low-carbon ammonia value chain to meet rising demand for ammonia as an energy source. For industry-leading projects, trusted partners are crucial. Linde’s experience in developing major clean energy projects, along with its technology and operational expertise, make them a strategic choice for the Blue Point project.

Christopher Bohn, Executive Vice President and COO, CF Industries Holdings, in Linde’s official press release, 23 June 2025

This will be Linde’s third state-of-the-art ASU supplying a major autothermal reforming plant which builds from our experience in developing similar facilities in Texas and Canada. It is also the latest of a series of investments by Linde in our U.S. Gulf Coast industrial gases corridor, increasing network density in a region where demand for industrial gases is continuously growing.

Sean Durbin, Executive Vice President North America, Linde in his organisation’s official press release, 23 June 2025