Analyzing Gas to Liquids Market

2008 1st Edition

Publication Date	January 2008
Publisher	Aruvian Research
Product Type	Report
Pages	180
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	ARU00133

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Summary

Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) fuels can be produced from natural gas, coal, and biomass using a Fischer-Tropsch chemical reaction process. The liquids produced include naphtha, diesel, and chemical feedstocks.

For decades, western economies have supported Middle Eastern states that essentially have one product to offer in trade - oil. The world's dependence on Middle Eastern oil is so complete that U.S. foreign policy and our national security are held hostage by the knowledge that if the region becomes unstable to the degree that oil no longer flows, western economies collapse, energy prices skyrocket, and the standard of living of the industrial world plummets. No other common energy source exists in enough quantity or form to replace oil.

The GTL industry can be viewed as an alternative to oil refining. The basic technology of the industry dates back to 1923 when two German scientists, Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch (FT), invented a process that could convert natural gas to a hydrocarbon mixture which could then be upgraded into petroleum products. The FT technology provides an alternative to traditional crude oil refining, as liquid petroleum products, most notably diesel fuel, can be produced from a non-liquid input, natural gas.

The GTL process needs low-cost natural gas, less than $1 per million BTUs, to compete with traditional diesel fuel. Some remote natural gas sources, called "stranded gas", that are not otherwise economically available may be ideally suited to this process, like Alaska.

GTL diesel can be used neat or blended with today's diesel fuel and used in existing diesel engines and infrastructure. These fuels provide an opportunity to reduce dependence on petroleum based fuels and reduce tailpipe emissions. GTL fuel has virtually no sulfur, aromatics, or toxics. It can be blended with non-complying diesel fuel to make the fuel cleaner so it will comply with new diesel fuel standards.

Aruvian Research brings you an in-depth focus on the emerging technology of Gas to Liquids. Analyzing Gas to Liquids Market 2008 Edition focuses on all aspects of the Fischer Tropsch process, conversion processes utilized on natural gas, the major companies which are investing in this technology, the reasons for investing in GTL and the investment scenario in the technology, and the financial difficulties faced during financing of projects.

The report looks at the growth factors, challenges and barriers, the concept of using GTL fuel for transportation, the economic feasibility of GTL technologies and GTL projects, the effect of GTL on the energy market, and of course, the basics of Gas to Liquid technologies. A lot more awaits you inside this comprehensive intelligent analysis of GTL technology and market.

The engineering process involved in GTL is a value enhancer to this edition, along with a look at how GTL can reduce emissions in the atmosphere.

An in-depth analysis of all major companies participating actively in GTL developments is also included in the report. Companies included in the report are:

Cosmo Oil Chiyoda Corporation GE Energy Qatar Petroleum Statoil Syntroleum Shell Rentech PetroSA ExxonMobil ConocoPhillips Sasol Limited Chevron BP plc

Company profiles, financial analysis, GTL activities, business segments, and SWOT analyses are all part of this new and updated version of Analyzing Gas to Liquids Market.

Content

A. Executive Summary
B. Introduction to Gas to Liquids
- B.1 Historical Background of Natural Gas
- B.2 Present Day Status of Natural Gas Markets
- B.3 Exploiting Natural Gas
- B.4 Introduction to Gas-to-Liquids
- B.5 What is Gas to Liquids?
- B.6 Historical Background of GTL
- B.7 Solution Options for GTL
- B.8 Benefits of the Technology
- B.9 Importance of GTL
- B.10 Investing in GTL
- B.11 Worldwide GTL Commercialization Activity
- B.12 Business Outlook for GTL
C. GTL & Implications for the Energy Market
- C.1 Resource Consumption
D. GTL Technologies
- D.1 Fischer-Tropsch Process
- D.2 Syngas
- D.3 Looking at the Major Technological Processes
- D.3.1 ExxonMobil Process
- D.3.2 Rentech Process
- D.3.3 Sasol Process
- D.3.4 Shell Process
- D.3.5 Statoil Process
- D.3.6 Syntroleum Process
E. Market Status of Gas to Liquids
F. Economics of GTL
- F.1 Capital Cost of GTL
- F.2 Fuel Cost in GTL Process
- F.3 O&M Cost of GTL
- F.4 Other Revenues from GTL Products
- F.5 Rentech's Polygeneration Strategy
G. Major Issues & Challenges
- G.1 Challenges in Size
- G.2 High Capital Cost
- G.3 Increase in Natural Gas Prices
- G.4 Problems with Financing GTL Projects
- G.5 Air Pollution
H. How to Engineer a GTL Project
- H.1 Introduction
- H.2 Opportunities in Process Engineering
- H.3 The Fuel System
- H.4 Looking at Capital Cost vs. Process Efficiency
- H.5 Engineering Challenges
- H.6 Looking at Engineering and Construction
- H.7 Schedule for Building a GTL Facility
I. Factors Promoting GTL Technology
- I.1 Global Climate Change
- I.2 Rising Oil Prices
- I.3 Gas Monetization
J. Using GTL Fuel for Transportation
K. Reducing Emissions by Using GTL Technology
L. Leading Players in GTL
- L.1 BP plc
- L.1.1 Company Overview
- L.1.2 Business Segments
- L.1.3 Focus on GTL
- L.1.4 Financial Analysis
- L.1.5 SWOT Analysis of BP
- L.2 Chevron
- L.2.1 Company Overview
- L.2.2 Business Segments
- L.2.3 Sasol Chevron & Focus on GTL
- L.2.4 Financial Analysis
- L.2.5 SWOT Analysis of Chevron Corporation
- L.3 Sasol Limited
- L.3.1 Company Overview
- L.3.2 Business Segments
- L.3.3 Focus on GTL
- L.3.4 Financial Analysis
- L.3.5 SWOT Analysis of Sasol
- L.4 ConocoPhillips
- L.4.1 Company Overview
- L.4.2 Business Segments
- L.4.3 Focus on GTL
- L.4.4 Financial Analysis
- L.4.5 SWOT Analysis of ConocoPhillips
- L.5 ExxonMobil
- L.5.1 Company Overview
- L.5.2 Business Segments
- L.5.3 Focus on GTL
- L.5.4 Financial Analysis
- L.5.5 SWOT Analysis of Exxon Mobil
- L.6 PetroSA
- L.6.1 Company Overview
- L.6.2 Focus on GTL
- L.7 Rentech
- L.7.1 Company Overview
- L.7.2 Business Segments
- L.7.3 Focus on GTL
- L.8 Shell
- L.8.1 Company Overview
- L.8.2 Focus on GTL
- L.8.3 Financial Analysis
- L.8.4 SWOT Analysis of Shell
- L.9 Syntroleum
- L.9.1 Company Overview
- L.9.2 Business Segments
- L.9.3 Focus on GTL
- L.10 Statoil
- L.10.1 Company Overview
- L.10.2 Business Segments
- L.10.3 Focus on GTL
- L.10.4 Financial Analysis
- L.10.5 SWOT Analysis of Statoil
- L.11 Qatar Petroleum
- L.11.1 Company Overview
- L.11.2 Business Segments
- L.11.3 Focus on GTL
- L.12 GE Energy
- L.12.1 Company Overview
- L.12.2 Business Segments
- L.12.3 Focus on GTL
- L.12.4 SWOT Analysis of GE Energy
- L.13 Chiyoda Corporation
- L.13.1 Company Overview
- L.13.2 Business Segments
- L.13.3 Focus on GTL
- L.13.4 Financial Analysis
- L.13.5 SWOT Analysis of Chiyoda
- L.14 Cosmo Oil
- L.14.1 Company Overview
- L.14.2 Business Segments
- L.14.3 Focus on GTL
- L.14.4 Financial Analysis
- L.14.5 SWOT Analysis of Cosmo Oil
M. Major Ongoing GTL Projects
- M.1 Oryx GTL Project
- M.2 Arzew GTL Project
- M.3 Marathon, Syntroleum - Gas-to-Liquids Demonstration Plant, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- M.4 Shell Bintulu
- M.5 Sasol Chevron Project in Australia
- M.6 Chevron Nigeria - Escravos
- M.7 Pearl GTL Project
N. Future of Gas to Liquids
O. Appendix
- O.1 Latest Industry News
- O.1.1 New Technology: Sound Waves Turning Natural Gas to Liquids?
- O.1.2 Development of Gas-Liquid Separator for Vehicles by Japanese Inventors
- O.1.3 ONEOK Partners Announces $260 Million Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Project in Oklahoma and Texas
- O.1.4 Danagaz Bahrain to Build Natural Gas to Liquids Plant in Suez
- O.2 Figures & Tables
P. Glossary of Terms