BP eyes Europe, Japan markets

Gobal energy giant BP is optimistic it can export green hydrogen to Europe and Japan by the end of the decade from a repurposed, 70-year-old oil refinery south of Perth.

Having completed a study into the feasibility of developing a large-scale energy hub in Kwinana, the company is now eyeing the production of green hydrogen for domestic use by 2026 and potentially exporting the fuel before 2030. Having completed a study into the feasibility of developing a large-scale energy hub in Kwinana, the company is now eyeing the production of green hydrogen for domestic use by 2026 and potentially exporting the fuel before 2030.

Other local and international consumers include companies involved in mineral processing, fertiliser and chemical production. Hundreds of workers are now dismantling the sprawling BP oil refinery in Kwinana as the company redevelops the facility to produce green hydrogen as well as biofuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Massive tanks spread across the facility that for decades stored oil and petrol are being repurposed to carry biofuels produced from vegetable oils, including renewable diesel for mining vehicles, by 2026.