A joint prefeasibility study into a large-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, based on gas from the Rovuma basin in Northern Mozambique, has been launched amid growing excitement about theenergy potential that could flow as a result of large-scale gas discoveries in the country.
The study is being conducted by JSE-listed Sasol in conjunction with Mozambique’s national oilcompany, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos and Italian energy group Eni.
Eni is the operator of the block called Area 4 in the deep waters of the Rovuma basin, which is estimated to hold up to 85-trillion cubic feet of gas. Sasol, meanwhile, already has significant gasinvestment in the Southern African country, but is also a GTL world leader, using a technology based on the Fischer–Tropsch process.
The prefeasibility will assess the viability and benefits of a GTL plant in the region, with Sasolhaving already deployed GTL technology in South Africa, Qatar and Nigeria.
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The study is being conducted by JSE-listed Sasol in conjunction with Mozambique’s national oilcompany, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos and Italian energy group Eni.
Eni is the operator of the block called Area 4 in the deep waters of the Rovuma basin, which is estimated to hold up to 85-trillion cubic feet of gas. Sasol, meanwhile, already has significant gasinvestment in the Southern African country, but is also a GTL world leader, using a technology based on the Fischer–Tropsch process.
The prefeasibility will assess the viability and benefits of a GTL plant in the region, with Sasolhaving already deployed GTL technology in South Africa, Qatar and Nigeria.
Read more.....
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