- The second most common way of producing hydrogen in the world. Both gaseous and liquid raw materials obtained from primary and secondary oil processing can be used as raw materials.

- Raw material is gasified with steam and oxygen at temperatures of 1300-1430 °C.

- The high temperature and the absence of a catalyst make it possible to use heavy oil fractions, fuel oils, vacuum residues and propane asphalts as raw materials, which are characterized by significant soot formation.

Disadvantage: formation of carbon monoxide along with carbon dioxide.