Sasol eyes 6-billion-dollar CTL project in S. Africa

Xinhua News Agency;  December 11, 2006 ;     220 words ......years to build a second coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in South Africa with a capacity of 80...been in talks with Sasol to build a new CTL plant as demand for petrol and diesel expanded...spokesperson Johann van Rheede. A new CTL plant could generate a dollar-based internal...

Rentech's Wyoming CTL Plant Economically Attractive With FT-Diesel at...

Gas - To - Liquids News;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...A mine-mouth coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant turning Powder River Basin (PRB) coal...which recently studied a mine-mouth CTL plant at PRB in Wyoming for the state's Business...imports - or domestic supplies through a CTL plant - will be required, Rentech notes. FT...

Effect of carbon coating on scuffing performance in diesel fuels

Tribology Transactions;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Low-sulfur and low-aromatic diesel fuels are being introduced in order to reduce...KEY WORDS Carbon Coatings; Scuffing; Diesel Fuels; INTRODUCTION Diesel engines have always...regulations for diesel engines will require diesel fuels with low levels of sulfur and aromatic...

Syntroleum Hires Credit Suisse as Advisor for Potential U.S....

Gas - To - Liquids News;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......said. "Reaching financial close on a CTL plant might be possible in a shorter time frame...technology chosen for the front end of a CTL plant. The gasification unit "is in the area...he said. "The operating cost for a CTL plant are going to be more expensive than a...

Headwaters Planning CTL Plants in North Dakota, Arizona

Gas - To - Liquids News;  August 1, 2005 ;     309 words ......resources to an eventual 10,000 b/d CTL plant. The Hopi Tribe is responsible for doing to same for Headwaters' planned CTL plant in Arizona, the company said. Development...that design and construction of a CTL plant, including permitting, will take...

Cash Minerals Commissions Conceptual Study of Coal-To-Liquids Processing...

Canadian Corporate News;  May 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ......The coal feed for the Coal-To-Liquids (CTL) plant would be mined from a resource near the...of a coal mine which would supply the CTL plant. A joint venture mining agreement with...viability of the 50,000 barrels per day CTL plant is a key step in the development of the...

Sasol considering /a second CTL plant.(News)

The Mercury (South Africa);  December 11, 2006 ;     73 words ......billion) over five years to build a second coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in South Africa with a capacity of 80 000 barrels a day. Sasol...The government has been in talks with Sasol to build a new |CTL plant as demand for petrol |and diesel has expanded in tandem with...

Cash Minerals Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Develop a Coal Resource...

Canadian Corporate News;  April 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ......China to feed a 50,000 barrel per day CTL plant. Our intention is to take a good sized position in the CTL plant together with a major FT technology...government. - Low cost feedstock (coal) to CTL plant. - Abundant labour force. - Road and...

Distillate Diesel Fuels (Derv Fuels)

APS Review Downstream Trends;  October 16, 1995 ;     410 words ......limits for some of the hydrocarbons in diesel fuels, the approach would not be helpful...available to improve the performance of diesel fuels. If export refiners are selling direct...expected that some specifications for diesel fuels will require the additives used to be...

COAL-TO-LIQUIDS LOOKING PROFITABLE IF WORLD OIL PRICES STAY ABOVE $30 TO...

Gas - to - Liquids News;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......support a 70,000 to 80,000 barrels/day CTL plant, Sasol Technology general manager Rudi...geological structure" relatively nearby the CTL plant. But cost of CO2 sequestration isn't...using cheap "stranded" gas, subsequent CTL plant capex is likely to decline over time...

U.S. DOE Says Research Project 'Precursor' to Commercial U.S. CTL Plant

Gas - To - Liquids News;  May 1, 2005 ;     141 words ......precursor to an eventual commercial-scale coal-to-liquids [CTL] plant... to be built in an as-yet-undetermined coal-producing state...cobalt-based [Fischer-Tropsch] process" as a precursor to a commercial CTL plant in the U.S., according to the department. The 24-mo nth project...

SAN DIEGO CITY ISSUES REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL ON AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 19, 2006 ;     54 words ......San Diego issued the following report to the city council regarding Award of Contract for Furnishing Various Gasoline and Diesel Fuels: The document posted to the government website could not be uploaded as it was a scanned pdf. It is available at:http://clerkdoc...

SULTAN ENERGY SIGNS ACCORD FOR COAL-TO-LIQUID PROJECT

The Manila Times;  August 24, 2006 ;     408 words ......will set up a hybrid coal-to-li-quids (CTL) plant that will be the first of its kind in...coal to produce 50,000 barrels for the CTL plant, Bomasang said, adding that the company...for the planned 50,000-barrel capacity CTL plant. Bomasang said that the reason why this...

'Green' Group Attacks Montana Coal-to-Liquids Plant Over Air Emissions,...

Gas - To - Liquids News;  October 1, 2005 ;     569 words ......Instead of pushing $7 billion investment in a 150,000 barrels/day CTL plant, Montana instead should "promote local biofuels plants and...located in an area with sufficient water. In any case, bringing a CTL plant on-line probably will take about six to eight years, he estimated...

Wichita, Kan.-Based Firm to Offer Farmers Soybean-Based Diesel Fuel.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 26, 1999 ;     507 words ......will begin offering soybean oil-based diesel fuels for farmers through its network of petroleum...petroleum company to offer pre-blended bio-diesel fuels for immediate use by customers, similar...Farmers use about 8 percent of U.S. diesel fuels, or roughly 3.5 billion gallons of ...