See how on-site nitrogen compares to delivered liquid nitrogen (LIN) and cylinder supply for your site. Change any input — results update live.
Figures are indicative — based on industry-typical membrane specific energy and typical Australian delivered LIN / cylinder pricing. Rental price, exact electricity consumption, and payback are confirmed in your personalised quote. For 99.99%+ purity (electronics, pharma) we offer PSA units on request.
Head-to-head for a typical 300 Nm³/hr, 350-day-a-year industrial site. Membrane tech — no cycling valves, vibration-tolerant, mobile-ready.
| Factor | Oxair rental skid | Delivered LIN | Cylinders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit cost of nitrogen | Lowest — electricity only | ~$0.50/Nm³ delivered | ~$1.20/Nm³ delivered |
| Capital outlay | None — rental | None | None |
| Supply risk | On-site, no deliveries | Delivery windows, contracts | Stock management, runout risk |
| Safety | Low-pressure gas, no cryogenics | Cryogenic hazards on site | High-pressure cylinder handling |
| Site logistics | Skid-mounted, containerised | Tanker access, hardstand | Frequent cylinder swaps |
| Scalability | Add skids for peak demand | Contract-bound volumes | Limited by storage |
| CO₂ footprint | Lower — no trucking | Higher — liquefaction + transport | Higher — steel cylinder logistics |
| Best for | Continuous ops, shutdowns, remote sites | High-volume fixed sites | Low-volume intermittent use |
Oil & Gas Shutdowns — Fast-mobilised nitrogen for pipeline purging, vessel inerting, and turnaround schedules where LIN logistics fail.
Coal Mining — Fire suppression, goaf inertisation, and underground safety. Skid and underground-rated units engineered for remote-site rental.
Food & Beverage — Modified atmosphere packaging, bottling, and cold-chain blanketing. Rental lets you scale with seasonal demand.
What is nitrogen generator rental? Oxair nitrogen generator rental puts a self-contained membrane nitrogen plant on your site — skid-mounted for surface operations or ATEX-rated for underground mines. You get continuous nitrogen at 95% to 99.5% purity, produced from compressed air, for as long as the job runs. No tanker schedules. No cylinder swaps. No pressure-test delays because a delivery missed the gate. Membrane technology has no cycling valves in the separation stage — it is vibration-tolerant, fast to start, and mobile-ready, which makes it ideal for rental deployments in remote sites, turnarounds and tropical climates. Skid rental suits oil & gas turnarounds, food & beverage packaging, and industrial inerting. Underground rental is engineered for coal mining fire suppression, goaf inertisation, and sealed-panel safety. Both ship ready to commission — engineered in Perth, field-proven in Australia's harsh mining and oil & gas environments, and deployed across APAC, Africa and the Middle East. Backed by 36 years of gas separation experience and 600+ installs worldwide. For 99.99%+ applications we offer PSA units on request.
Why rent a nitrogen generator over delivered LIN or cylinders? Nitrogen generator rental typically runs at 50%+ lower cost per Nm³ than delivered liquid nitrogen (LIN), removes tanker-schedule risk from shutdown and turnaround timelines, and eliminates the cryogenic exposure of on-site liquid storage. On-site membrane nitrogen also cuts embodied CO₂ compared to LIN — no road transport, no refrigeration, and no evaporation losses on site.
Our nitrogen generator rental fleet — flow rate, purity and tier guidance. Four tonnage tiers cover everything from pilot lines and packaging (50 Nm³/hr) to refinery-scale inertisation (2,000+ Nm³/hr). Every tier runs the same membrane separation architecture with no cycling valves, vibration-tolerant manifolds, and remote PLC monitoring for operator visibility and service scheduling.
All skids are containerised, AU-engineered to ISO 9001, and delivered ready to commission. Custom configurations available.
50 – 200 Nm³/hr
200 – 500 Nm³/hr
500 – 1,000 Nm³/hr
1,000 – 2,000+ Nm³/hr
Operators who trust Oxair nitrogen generation. Our rental fleet and permanent installations support major oil & gas, coal mining and food & beverage operators across Australia, APAC, Africa and the Middle East. Client references and case studies are available under NDA on request.
Oxair has delivered on-site nitrogen and oxygen systems to 600+ installations across 40+ countries since 1990.
Proven in harsh environments, deployed worldwide. "Portable skid units mean clients don't need expensive surface drilling or kilometres of underground piping. We deliver nitrogen where it's needed, when it's needed — and it's fundamentally safer for crews working in confined or sealed areas." — David Cheeseman, Oxair. Oxair rental skids have supported oil & gas operators, coal mining fire-suppression programs, and food & beverage plant upgrades across Australia, APAC, Africa and the Middle East. Our fleet is engineered in Perth and field-tested in Australia's harsh mining and oil & gas environments — then mobilised globally. With 36 years of gas separation experience across membrane and PSA systems, ISO 9001 certification, and 600+ installs worldwide, our rental fleet is engineered, commissioned, and serviced by the same team that builds the systems. External reference: Asian Industrial Gases Association. Related: see our underground nitrogen generator rental article for mining-specific deployments.
Frequently asked questions about nitrogen generator rental. Cost, purity, membrane vs PSA technology, mobilisation timelines, maintenance and service — answered below. If your scenario is not covered, request a configured quote and one of our process engineers will respond within 24 hours with a tiered recommendation.
Ready to size a nitrogen generator rental for your site? Use the ROI calculator above to model your flow rate, purity and local electricity cost against delivered LIN — then request a configured quote. We respond within 24 hours with a tier recommendation, mobilisation timeline for your region, and a total-cost breakdown versus the LIN and cylinder baselines.
AU-engineered, containerised skids from 50 to 2,000+ Nm³/hr. Get a personalised quote with rental price, payback, and CO₂ savings for your site.
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