Gas-To-Liquids in Shell
Martijn van Hardeveld gave an excellent presentation talking through the recent developments on Pearl GTL in Qatar and in the R&D space.
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Gas-To-Liquids in Shell – The Journey Continues
The construction and successful start up of the world largest Gas-to-Liquids plant, Pearl GTL, has been a landmark for the GTL industry. This presentation will review the highlights of Pearl GTL but will furthermore demonstrate how Shell continues to innovate in order to maintain GTL as a competitive source of liquid oil products made from natural gas.
Shell’s involvement with gas-to-liquids (GTL) has been a 40 year journey of technology and product innovation. Shell first established its pioneering natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology at a commercial scale in Malaysia in 1993. Ever since, the technology has played an increasingly important role in monetising large scale gas reserves. At the same time, GTL products such as kerosene, gasoil, naphtha and base oils have smoothly entered existing markets. Because of their excellent technical and environmental performance (e.g. virtually free of sulphur and aromatics) they can either be blended straight into existing supply chains and end-user applications or sold neat for specialised use and maximum local emissions reduction.
The presentation will discuss innovation at all scales and steps of the GTL process, with examples in areas such as catalyst development in FT fixed bed technology, gas treating through advanced analytical techniques and continuous development of high quality GTL products. It will feature various successful new applications of GTL products. It will also highlight the key challenges and opportunities for small to medium scale GTL plants that can play a vital role in unlocking smaller gas fields.
Spreker(s)
Martijn van Hardeveld, General Manager GTL, Royal Dutch Shell
Locatie
Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP Den Haag
Organisator
Olie- en Gastechnologie
Naam en contactgegevens voor informatie
Herman van der Meyden