Japan's Marubeni, Saudi's PIF weigh clean hydrogen production in kingdom

Japan's Marubeni, Saudi's PIF weigh clean hydrogen production in kingdom

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Marubeni Corp is seen at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Marubeni Corp has agreed to study clean hydrogen production in Saudi Arabia together with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the Japanese trading house said on Thursday, as Riyadh is exploring cleaner energy to cut its reliance on oil.