Horisont Energi has signed a joint development agreement with the European ammonia specialist Fertiberia as the new partner in the clean ammonia project Barents Blue, a best-in-class blue ammonia plant underpinning Europe's transition towards carbon neutrality securing local use of natural resources and significant value creation. The joint development agreement builds on a cooperation agreement entered between the two parties on 1 February 2023. Through the 50/50 joint development agreement (JDA), Horisont Energi and Fertiberia have agreed on a partnership for Barents Blue, which in the initial phase aims to take the project to a first DEVEX (development expenditure) decision.

Once this milestone is reached, the plan is to move forward the project through next decision gates in a staggered approach: detailed engineering phase (DG2) and Final Investment Decision. The principle for the JDA and the work going forward is based on joint use of internal resources and shared external costs towards realisation of the project. A project SPV is contemplated and expected to be established shortly after the first DEVEX decision.