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Article: Qatar's ORYX GTL comes on stream; Qatar has pioneered gas-to-liquid hydrocarbon exploitation in the Middle East region, and the first stage of its ORYX plant at Ras Laffan will shortly become operational.
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- The Middle East
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- May 1, 2006
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WITH THE IMMINENT START of gas-to-liquid (GTL) operations at Qatar's ORYX plant at Ras Laffan industrial city, as soon as the required commissioning and validation process is completed, Qatar Petroleum (QP) and its South African-US partner, Sasol-Chevron (S-C), will have completed the first phase of one of the Middle East's most important gas projects.
ORYX, a joint venture between QP, holding a 51% stake, and S-C with a 49% stake, is part of a bold strategy described by Qatar's energy minister, Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (who is also the chairman of QP), to make Qatar the "world capital of the GTL industry". It is a strategy that appears to be well on the ...