FILE PHOTO: A view shows Woodside Energy's headquarters in Perth, Australia, April 19, 2025. REUTERS/Christine Chen/File Photo

(Reuters) -Australian oil and gas producer Woodside Energy is teaming up with Japan Suiso Energy (JSE) and utility firm Kansai Electric Power Co (KEPCO) to develop a liquid hydrogen supply chain between the two countries, the companies said on Thursday.

The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to supply liquid hydrogen produced at Woodside's proposed H2Perth project in Western Australia via liquid hydrogen carriers to receiving terminals in Japan.

In 2021, Woodside had pledged more than A$1 billion ($659.70 million) to build the carbon-neutral and commercial-scale H2Perth facility, which aims to utilize natural gas to initially produce up to 100 tonnes of liquid hydrogen per day.

($1 = 1.5158 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu and Rashmi Aich)