Oryx GTL

ORYX GTL (Arabic: أوريكس جي تي إل) is a synthetic fuel plant based in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, owned by QatarEnergy (51%) and Sasol (49%). It uses gas to liquids (GTL) technology for converting natural gas into liquid petroleum products. The capacity of Oryx GTL in 2007 was 34 koilbbl/d of oil.[1]

History

Construction of the plant started in 2003. The plant began production in 2007.[2]

References

  1. Sasol set to open Qatar taps Upstream Online, NHST Media Group, 2007-10-30, retrieved 2008-04-20^
  2. Qatar's economy: Past, present and future Avicenna, 2012^