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TRI-ZEN June 2005
GAS TO LIQUIDSGAS TO LIQUIDSThe future is gas The future is gas –– how gashow gas--toto--liquids technology becomes the liquids technology becomes the
reality that replaces oilreality that replaces oil
Presentation byPresentation byTony ReganTony Regan
TRITRI--ZEN International to ZEN International to Institute of South East Asian StudiesInstitute of South East Asian Studies
7 June 20057 June 2005
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AGENDAAGENDAIntroduction to TRI-ZENIntroducing GTL
What is it?BackgroundGas to Liquids technologyDrivers to develop GTL businessWhy build GTL plants?Why is GTL attractive to a gas producer and “why now”?
GTL projectsExisting or under developmentOverview of the Qatar GTL projects“Rest of the world”
GTL products – what are they and what will they be used for?Could small be beautiful?What next - how the industry might evolve Summary & Final Note
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INTRODUCTION TO TRIINTRODUCTION TO TRI--ZEN ZEN
TRI-ZEN is a consulting business focused on energy and utilities Offering a range of services focused on consulting, business development organization development & project managementWith 25 Lead Consultants across Asia and energy industry experience in:
LNG, Pipeline Gas & LPGUtilities – Power & WaterRefining & DistributionBase stocks, Lubes & Special ProductsOil Trading, Risk Management & ShippingAviation fuels marketing and operationsUpstream Oil Exploration/Production and OperationsChemicals & Industrial Gases
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WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?
The process of producing petroleum products from gas rather than crude oil The use of catalytic reactions to synthesise complex hydrocarbons from simple organic chemicals
Shell process
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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
Basic technology developed in the 1920’s by German scientists Fischer & Tropsch Used in Germany during World War II and by Sasol in South Africa (from 1955) to convert coal to synthesis gas and then oil Mobil developed and built M-gasoline in 1985 at a New Zealand methanol to gasoline plant, but proved not commercially viable at time (cost over $30/bbl) 1993 Sasol commissioned a 25,000 barrels/day (b/d) GTL plant at Mosel Bay using coal as the feedstock1993 Shell built a 12,000 b/d GTL plant at Bintulu, Malaysia using natural gas and the Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis (SMDS) process to produce middle distillates and wax Experience gained from these projects gave the participants confidence to develop world scale commercial projects
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GAS TO LIQUID TECHNOLOGYGAS TO LIQUID TECHNOLOGY
Two technologies:Direct conversion of methane to syncrude without going via syngas. Energy intensive and difficult to control. Not yet commercialised
Indirect conversion where natural gas is converted (reforming) to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a ratio of 2:1 by partial oxidation or steam reforming (syngas) The syngas is then passed through a Fisher-Tropsch reactor containing an iron or cobalt catalyst and converted into straight chain waxy paraffins (syncrude) The syncrude is then passed through a conventional hydrocracker to produce high quality petroleum products
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THE GTL PROCESS CONVERTS NATUTHE GTL PROCESS CONVERTS NATURRAL GAS TO EASILY AL GAS TO EASILY TRANSPORTABLE LIQUID PRODUCTSTRANSPORTABLE LIQUID PRODUCTS
GTLNaphtha
GTLFuel
GTLBase Oil
N2 to atmosphere
NaturalGas
Oxygen
O2
CH4
Syngas
H2
Fischer-Tropsch
Conversion
WaxySyncrude
Natural Gas
Reforming
Product Upgrading
CO
H2Oby-product
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GAS TO LIQUID TECHNOLOGYGAS TO LIQUID TECHNOLOGY
Many variables within basic concept:Syngas can be produced by:
Steam reforming – expensive and very high hydrogen yieldPartial Oxidation – auto-thermal reforming (ATR)
Partial oxidation can be achieved using:Air. Much cheaper but produces nitrogen and a dilute syngas (Syntroleum, BP)Oxygen. Expensive, much larger plant. Purer syngas (Others)
The temperature, pressure and catalyst used to convert the syngas to products determines whether a light or heavy syncrude is produced:
High temperature process (330 deg C) produces gasoline and olefins (Sasol, Mossel Bay)Low temperature process (180-250 deg C) produces mainly diesel and waxes
Two types of FT reactor:Vertical fixed tubes containing the catalyst with several reactors in parallelSyngas is fed into bottom of reactor and moves through a slurry of liquid wax and catalyst particles. Gas is diffused and converted into more wax as it bubbles upward
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Water Treating
Utilities
Gas Processing GTL Process
Air SeparationUnits
Storage
PEARL GTL, QATAR PEARL GTL, QATAR –– ONSHORE PLANT LAYOUTONSHORE PLANT LAYOUT
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WHAT DOES A GTL PLANT COST?WHAT DOES A GTL PLANT COST?
Equipment cost breakdown for a 50,000 b/d plant (approx)
Syngas generation $420 millionAir Separation units $200 millionFT synthesis $180 millionOff-sites & Utilities $120 millionHydro-finishing $110 millionPower $100 millionNatural gas pre-treatment $40 millionOthers $80 millionTotal $1150 million
Add in catalyst cost, licences, labour and financing then the total cost of major full scale projects is $5-7 billion. The budget for the smaller (34 mbcd) Oryx plant currently under construction is $1bn including financing costs
ExxonMobil – Qatar GTL is its largest and most expensive single project ($7 bn)PEARL GTL – “probably the largest and most complex onshore project ever built
by Shell”
Indicative based on 2003 costs to indicate the relative cost of the components.
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WHY BUILD GTL PLANTSWHY BUILD GTL PLANTS
Monetise stranded gas
Gas that has not been developed as it is too far from markets or uneconomic to deliver
Almost half of the world’s natural gas reserves are “stranded”
Until GTL, the only viable way to develop many stranded reserves was as LNG
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MONETISING GAS RESERVESMONETISING GAS RESERVES BP Statistical Review 2005BP Statistical Review 2005
Gas consumption 2,689 bn cub mtrs in 2004 Proven gas reserves 180 trillion cub mtrs in 2004
GTL consumption –2% (to 2015)
BY 2015 GTL consumption will still only equal 2% of total
GTL – a very attractive option to producers wishing to monetise reserves
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WHY IS GTL ATTRACTIVE TO A GAS PRODUCER?WHY IS GTL ATTRACTIVE TO A GAS PRODUCER?
Options:Pipeline
Most economic to about 2,000 kmsExtensive pipeline network in USA and EuropeConstrained by geography and politicsOnly 18% of natural gas crosses borders
CNGLimited application – mainly busesUsually stays within local areaNeeds dedicated vessels – very expensiveNot really commercially viable beyond 1600 kms (go for LNG)
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WHY IS GTL ATTRACTIVE TO A GAS PRODUCER (2)WHY IS GTL ATTRACTIVE TO A GAS PRODUCER (2)
Options cont:LNG
Only means for gas to access distant markets (e.g. Japan)Flexible – suppliers have global reachLong lead time to develop projectsRequires specialist vessels and re-gasification terminals at destination
GTLProduction costs similar to LNGDoes not require specialist ships or receiving terminalsProduces ready for market petroleum productsFlexible product slateGlobal market for products
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GAS SUPPLY/DEMANDGAS SUPPLY/DEMAND
SupplyProven natural gas reserves (2004) 6,337 tcfAmount “stranded” 3,000 tcfNatural gas production (2004) 258.8 bcf/day
DemandGas consumption (2004) 259.5 bcf/day
of whichInternational pipeline 48.5 bcf/dayLNG 17.2 bcf/day
Total LNG/GTL consumption in 2004 equated to about 0.12% of reserves.
GTL has the potential to convert stranded gas into several hundred billion barrels of oil.
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MONETISING TECHNOLOGYMONETISING TECHNOLOGY
In the last 20 years:$2.1 bn invested in research
$4.6 bn invested in R&D (including Bintulu & S.Africademo units)
ExxonMobil holds over 500 patentsrelated to Fisher-Tropsch synthesis
Others – ConocoPhillips (120 patents)BP (75), Statoil (70)
R&D investment in GTL (Mill US$)
0500
1000150020002500
ExxonM
obil
Shell
Sasol
ChevT
exSyn
troleum
IFP/ENI
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GAS TO LIQUIDS COMING OF AGEGAS TO LIQUIDS COMING OF AGE
1990 2000
Spec
ific
Cap
ex in
USD
/bpd
Economiesof Scale
2nd Gen.Catalyst
GTL Plant Costs
3rd Gen. Catalyst
2010 2020
Brown FieldExpansion
Two Trains
Bintulu
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WHY NOW?WHY NOW?
Costs have come down considerablyTotal installed cost for Shell SMDS at Bintulu was about $50,000/bblTechnical advances have brought costs down to $25,000-30,000/bbl$20,000/bbl is believed to be in sight for large scale projects
Shell & ExxonMobil have declared that their Qatar projects are viable at $20/bbl oil pricesGTL very attractive at current crude pricesStrong demand for ultra low sulphur clean diesel fuel and premium baseoilsStrong petrochemical growth, particularly in Asia
Expectation of further cost reductions in the technology (air separation, Syngas, FT synthesis, wax upgrading) have suggested that $12,000/bbl is achievable – comparable with a complex refinery
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1990 2000
Spec
ific
Cap
ex in
USD
/bpd
Economiesof Scale
2nd Gen.Catalyst
GTL Plant Costs
3rd Gen. Catalyst
2010 2020
Brown FieldExpansion
Two Trains
???
Shell greenfield LNG supply plantsSpecific capital cost
Australia1985
MalaysiaDua1990
Nigeria1993
Oman2001
Sakhalin2001
20050%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
GAS TO LIQUIDS COMING OF AGEGAS TO LIQUIDS COMING OF AGE
Bintulu
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COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS LNG v GTLCOMPARATIVE ECONOMICS LNG v GTL
GTL costs have dropped to a point where they are almost similar to LNG. LNG has a disadvantage compared with GTL in that it also requires specialist ships ($300 mill each) and re-gasification terminals at the discharge ports (+$600 million) GTL and LNG are not in competition - they serve different marketsSubstantial gains to be had by integrating LNG and GTL production and using shared services
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GTL PROJECTS GTL PROJECTS –– EXISTING OR UNDER DEVELOPMENTEXISTING OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT
714,200TotalHeads of Agmt.2011154,000QatarExxonMobil Qatar
EPC200934,000NigeriaSasol Chevron Nigeria
FEED phase2009140,000QatarShell/Qatar Petroleum
LOI2010?120,000QatarConocoPhillips Qatar
LOI2010130,000QatarSasol Chevron Integrated GTL
MOU200965,000QatarSasol Chevron Oryx expansion
Under construction200534,000QatarSasol/Qatar Petroleum Oryx
Under development
Operating199314,700MalaysiaShell Bintulu
Operating199122,500S. AfricaMossgas
StatusStart upCapacity b/dCountryExisting
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PROPOSED GTL PROJECTS (units barrels/day)PROPOSED GTL PROJECTS (units barrels/day)
60,000USAANGTL Alaska
75,000ArgentinaShell Argentina
75,000TrinidadShell Trinidad
75,000IndonesiaShell Indonesia
75,000IranShell Iran
15,000VenezuelaPDVSA
75,000AustraliaShell Australia
30,000AustraliaSasol Chevron
50,000AustraliaAustralia Power Energy
15,000IndonesiaRentech/Pertamina
90,000BoliviaSyntroleum/Repsol
75,000EgyptShell/EGPC
10,000ChileSyntroleum
120,000QatarMarathon
1,134,000Total
36,000AlgeriaSonatrach (Tinhert GTL)
13,000RussiaSyntroleum/Yakut
20,000NigeriaDrake Synergy
5,000PeruSyntroleum Peru
10,000BoliviaGTL Bolivia
45,000OmanIvanhoe Energy
45,000EgyptIvanhoe Energy
10,000South AfricaForest Oil
35,000IranNarkanan GTL
75,000MalaysiaShell Malaysia
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QATAR QATAR –– THE GLOBAL GAS CAPITALTHE GLOBAL GAS CAPITAL
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STATUS OF QATAR GTL PROJECTSSTATUS OF QATAR GTL PROJECTS
LOI Marathon120,000?Marathon
LOI ConocoPhillips160,0002010CP
LOI Sasol Chevron130,0002010Oryx
Pending
LOI ExxonMobil154,0002011XOM
FEED Shell140,0002009Pearl
MOU Sasol Chevron73,5002008Oryx
Under construction QP 51% Sasol 49%34,0002005Oryx
StatusShareholdersBbls/dayStart upProject
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North Field
ORYX GTLORYX GTL
Ras Laffan
Doha
Fully integrated project: “From Reservoir to Market’
Phase 1 Qatar Petroleum 51%, Sasol 49%
330 MMscf/d well head gas
34,000 b/d GTL products
Commissioning late 2005
Phase 2. Additional 74 mbcd incl baseoil (2008) (Sasol/Chevron)
Capital costs to implement phase I ~ US$ 1 bn
EthanePropaneButaneCondensateSulphurGTL NaphthaGTL DieselWater
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North Field
PEARL GTLPEARL GTL
Ras Laffan
Doha
Fully integrated project: “From Reservoir to Market’
Development & Production Sharing Agreement
1,600 MMscf/d well head gas
140,000 b/d GTL products
Substantial volumes LPG & condensate
End of decade start-up in two phases
Capital costs to implement ~ US$ 6 bn
EthanePropaneButaneCondensateSulphurGTL NaphthaGTL Fueln-ParaffinsGTL BaseoilsWater
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North Field
EXXONMOBILEXXONMOBIL
Ras Laffan
Doha
Fully integrated project: “From Reservoir to Market’
Development & Production Sharing Agreement
1,800 MMscf/d well head gas
154,000 b/d GTL products
Will produce about 80 mbcd diesel fuel, 30 mbcd baseoil
Start-up in 2011
Capital costs to implement ~ US$ 7 bn
EthanePropaneButaneCondensateSulphurGTL NaphthaGTL Fueln-ParaffinsGTL BaseoilsWater
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ESCRAVOS GTL PROJECTESCRAVOS GTL PROJECT
Profile of the Escravos GTL project in Nigeria
Same technology (Sasol) and size as the Oryx project in QatarDesigned to convert 300 mill cubic ft per day of gas to 34,000 b/d naphtha and dieselShareholders Chevron 75%, NNPC 25%$1.7 bn engineering, design & procurement contract awarded in April 2005 to Team JKS (Japan Gas, KBR & Snamprogetti)Commercial production planned for 2009
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GTL PRODUCTS GTL PRODUCTS –– WHAT ARE THEY?WHAT ARE THEY?
Can produce LPG, naphtha, kerosene, diesel, baseoil and waxes, but typical yield is likely to be:
Naphtha 20%
Fuel (diesel) 60%
Baseoil 20%
ExxonMobil AGC-21 process
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GTL PRODUCTS GTL PRODUCTS –– THE DREAM BARRELTHE DREAM BARREL
Fuel oil, 20%
Mid dists, 40%
Gasoline, 27%
LPG, 3%
Baseoil 0-30%
Mid dists, 50-75%
Naphtha 15-25%
Crude compared with GTL product yield
CRUDE GTL
Produces very high quality products
High yield of the high added value products – baseoil & waxes
Very flexible product yield – could produce 75% fuel (clean diesel)
No low margin products such as fuel oil
Can be used to upgrades other low margin products such as FCC heavy cycle oil into higher margin diesel
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GTL PRODUCTS GTL PRODUCTS -- NAPHTHANAPHTHA
Characteristics – highly paraffinic with very low sulphur, naphthenes & aromatics Paraffin content typically over 95% which far exceeds the paraffin content of a typical light or full range naphthaPremium feedstock for steam crackers used to produce petrochemicals Low aromatics means product is not suitable for the production of gasoline Market
Strong growth in Asia makes this a particularly attractive market. High level of petchem investment in China/India/Middle East
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Excellent quality:No sulphurHigh cetane Very low particulates & aromatics
A very clean sulphur free fuel Meets or exceeds all existing environmental specificationsCan be used in its pure form in existing engines as a low emission fuel but main use will be as blend-stock in refinery production 25-30% blends with conventional diesel give disproportionately high reduction in emissions
-12-17Cloud point deg C8171Flash point deg C
0.780.84Specific gravity<10330Sulphur ppm7445Cetane number
GTL FuelGasoil
Superior gasoil quality
Average emission benefits 100 % GTL:•Particulates 40% lower
•Nitrogen oxides 5% lower
•Hydrocarbon 60% lower
•Carbon monoxide 75% lower
GTL FUELGTL FUEL
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GTL THE FUEL FOR THE MOMENTGTL THE FUEL FOR THE MOMENT -- EMISSION STANDARDS FOR NEW VEHICLESEMISSION STANDARDS FOR NEW VEHICLES
E 4E 3Euro 2Euro 1Vietnam (diesel)
Euro 4Euro 3Euro 2Euro 1Thailand
Euro 4Euro 2Euro 1Singapore
Euro 1Philippines
Euro 4Euro 2Malaysia
Euro 2Euro 1Indonesia
Euro 3Euro 2Euro 1India (others)
Euro 4Euro 3Euro 2Euro 1India (main cities)
Euro 4Euro 3Hong Kong
Euro 3Euro 2Euro 1China (Others)
Euro 4Euro 3Euro 2 Euro 1China (BJ & SH
Euro 2 Euro 1Bangladesh
Euro 5 10 ppm sulpEuro 4 50 ppm sulpEuro 3 350 ppm sulpEU
10 ppm sulp50 ppm sulp500 ppm sulpJapan
15 ppm sulp500 ppm sulpUSA
GTL diesel exceeds all proposed emission standardsGTL Fuel
20102009200820072006200520042003200220012000
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GTL FUELGTL FUELGlobal diesel market 15 mill b/dLargest market Europe (3.6 mill b/d) followed by Asia Pacific (3.3 mill b/d)Demand growing at about 4% p.a & forecast to reach 22.5 mill b/d by 2020Diesel vehicle market growing strongly in EuropeGTL fuel (diesel) already being marketed in Thailand, Greece, Germany & South AfricaTotal Qatar/Nigerian GTL fuel production 400-500 mbcd – less than 4% of demand
GTL Fue l as a % of Global Diese l Demand
Diesel
GTL Diesel
Can use existing transportation & storageinfrastructure.Can be used in diesel-electric hybrid vehicles
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GTL BASEOILGTL BASEOIL
Extremely high quality baseoilsHigher VI than same viscosity PAOExcellent oxidation resistance – no sulphurExcellent thermal stabilityLess VI improver needed in formulations
Exceptional performance – a new generation of syntheticsSignificant volume potential – can meet all demandGTL competes directly with Group III and PAO rather than Group IIGTL based lubes offer better fuel economy, lower emissions and enable a lube marketer to offer “Fill for Life” lubes Enables zero sulphur HDEO and 5W, 0W PCMO
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Man
ufac
t uri n
g C
ost $
/bbl
Performance
Gp III
PAO
0
100
200
Low High
Gp I
Gp II GTL
GTL BASE OILS ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICENT OPPORTUNITY IN NEXT GTL BASE OILS ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICENT OPPORTUNITY IN NEXT DECADEDECADE
Size of bubble indicates relative market demand in 2015(After Kline & Co., 2002)
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BLENDING POWER OF GTL BASEOILSBLENDING POWER OF GTL BASEOILSV
ola
tili
ty
Group III
Group III+
PAO
GTL Base Oils
GTL Base Oils Can OUTPERFORM PAO
Low Temp Viscosity
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15W-XX15W-XX
PREFERRED ENGINE OIL BLENDING COMBINATION IN THE FUTURE PREFERRED ENGINE OIL BLENDING COMBINATION IN THE FUTURE COULD BE GTL PLUS GROUP IICOULD BE GTL PLUS GROUP II
Low
Low High
Purit
y Pl
us V
isco
sity
Inde
x
High
Group IGroup I
Group IIGroup II
Group IIIGroup III
GTLGTL
0W-XX0W-XX
5W-XX5W-XX
10W-XX10W-XX
Optimal Engine Oil Blends
Optimal Engine Oil Blends
GTL and Group II can be
blended to meet equivalent
performance of Group II+
and Group III
Viscosity
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GTL PRODUCTS GTL PRODUCTS –– POTENTIAL MARGINSPOTENTIAL MARGINS
GTL products can be offered at a premium to refined products due higher qualityGTL baseoils offer highest margin, but market limitedGTL fuel market unlimited and second best margin therefore most producers will probably produce 50-70% fuelStrength of naphtha premium depends on Asian demand growthKerosene can be produced but little incentive to do so unless Jet A1 specifications changeProduces excellent waxes, but market small
Potential quality premiums
01020304050
LPG Naphtha Diesel Baseoil
$ bb
l
Europe has traditionally offered the highest margin for premium baseoils followed by the USA
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COULD SMALL BE BEAUTIFUL?COULD SMALL BE BEAUTIFUL?
Sasol Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil are currently focusing on large plants where gas is plentifulBP, Syntroleum and Rentech are focusing on smaller simpler GTL plants that could monetise smaller stranded gas fields
Syntroleum uses air to produce the syngas. Removing the need for air separation units considerably reduces the cost and size of the plant Have developed a barge mounted GTL plant for quick access to small fieldsBP has built a demo plant in Alaska that also uses air to produce syngas. A radical difference with all other plants is that they have developed a compact reformer which improves conversion efficiency whilst reducing cost and plant footprint
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WHAT NEXT?WHAT NEXT?
Will 30 GTL projects come to fruition – no, not in short termGTL projects are very capital intensive - $5-7 bnVery sophisticated new technology – can existing technology be scaled up?Financial community are in new territory – Oryx, the first PF GTL projectInterests of the gas producer must be aligned with the gas marketerMarket impact untestedMassive projects – very resource hungryHuge project management challenges
Focus is now on a few world class projects (+ 100 mbcd) to achieve the cost savings from scaling up. With that confidence and advances in technology it may be possible to scale down to make 30-50 mbcd projects viable Syntroleum BP & Rentech seeking to carve a niche with small, even mobile, projects
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SUMMARYSUMMARY
The GTL process takes otherwise stranded (or flared) gas and converts it into high quality, high value petroleum products Could create several hundred billion barrels of petroleum productsEnables very small gas fields to be developed/monetisedIt compliments the LNG business by providing a completely different market for the gas (chemicals, transportation fuels and lubes)Its timely - technical advances and cost reductions are meeting market pullThe Fischer-Tropsch process produces products with almost no impurities opening up a whole range of new applications The initial well head treatment of the gas also produces condensate and LPGGTL naphtha can be used to provide a hydrogen source to hydrogen fuel cells Will not replace oil and refining, but compliments it and helps reduce the cost of producing high grade products
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FINAL NOTEFINAL NOTEIn addition to natural gas, other feedstocks can be bio-mass, pet-coke, coal, coal waste,
and heavy residues such as asphaltenes from Canadian tar sands
Today we have discussed the GTL process and how its products will prove a significant replacement for conventionally produced oil, but GTL is only one of the processes that has come of age through a combination of research and development and higher oil prices
CTL, China is focussing on coal to gas and oil. Shell has already sold 12 coal gasification licences and Sasol is developing two 80,000 b/d projectsBTL. Bio-mass to liquids follows a similar route to producing high grade fuelsBio-oils are produced from biomass resources—agricultural residues, consumer wastes, or biomass specifically grown for energy uses
Now known collectively asXTLXTL
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