Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals
The large scale conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels (GTL) and chemicals (GTC), collectively called ‘miniGTL’ for convenience in this report - has been practiced for decades. For instance, a world scale GTL plant can convert 300 MMscfd of gas...
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okr-10986-221162021-04-23T14:04:06Z Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals Fleisch, Theo GAS RESOURCES E-MAIL EQUIPMENT OIL PRICE PLANT PERFORMANCE GAS FLOW GENERATION INFORMATION SERVICES GASOLINE LIQUID FUELS BIOGAS PRIMARY FEEDSTOCK GAS PROJECTS ETHANOL BARRELS PER DAY SYSTEM OIL FIELD SAN PRICE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TRANSPORTATION FUEL COMPONENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY METHANOL PRODUCTION GAS TREATMENT PLANS GAS FLARING REDUCTION SULFURIC ACID COLLABORATION HYDROCARBON GAS KNOWLEDGE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OXYGEN BIOMASS RENEWABLE FUELS GAS COSTS PETROLEUM AVIATION FUEL LNG OIL AIR SEPARATION PYROLYSIS FEEDSTOCK COSTS OPTIONS WATER MARKETS AUTOMATION FEEDSTOCK COST ENGINEERING DESIGN WEBSITES RESEARCH CELLULOSIC MATERIALS PELLETS HYDROGEN FUELS GASIFICATION GASOLINE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY COAL GASIFICATION HEAT SCIENCE NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS BALANCE DIMETHYL ETHER BASIC UTILITIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GAS FLARING GAS STREAM GAS SUPPLY SYSTEMS NATURAL GAS REFORMING AMMONIA PETROLEUM GAS CONVERSION EFFICIENCY FUEL PRICES CARBON MONOXIDE HYDROCARBONS INTERNET LIQUID HYDROCARBONS NATURAL GAS COMMERCIAL UNITS FUEL PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION PLANT FEEDSTOCK COMBUSTION SIMULATION ENGINEERING INVESTMENT NITROGEN PARTNERS COAL DIESEL FUEL FUEL CRUDE OIL FACILITIES AVAILABILITY AIR SEPARATION UNIT FUNDING METHANE WEBSITE CONVERSION RATE NEW TECHNOLOGY NATURAL GAS FEEDSTOCK RENEWABLE ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATION PLANTS NEW’ TECHNOLOGIES BIO-GAS TECHNOLOGIES DIESEL APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY BED TECHNOLOGY PIPELINE PRICES APPROACH INNOVATIONS GREEN ENERGY ENGINEERS ENERGY STORAGE The large scale conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels (GTL) and chemicals (GTC), collectively called ‘miniGTL’ for convenience in this report - has been practiced for decades. For instance, a world scale GTL plant can convert 300 MMscfd of gas into 30,000bpd of diesel or gasoline while a world scale methanol plant produces about 2500tpd of methanol from about 75 MMscfd of gas. Over the last few years, miniGTL technologies have been developed to monetize smaller volumes of gas (less than 25 MMscfd) and thereby offer opportunities to extinguish flares. The engineering of such plants focuses on modular design, simplicity, automation and robustness of operation. In our first study reported in February 2012, a small number of companies with commercially viable options were identified, while others needed more time for RD to demonstrate their technologies. Now, two years later, Oberon Fuels, Velocys and CompactGTL are on the brink of multiple commercial plants. The progress of all companies reviewed in our first report will be discussed. This report contains the most comprehensive study of miniGTL technologies available today. Over 24 companies have been reviewed and are described in some detail. The goal of this study is the identification of companies that provide relatively low risk, commercially viable options today in order to simplify evaluation and choice for GGFR members in eliminating flares. 2015-07-07T19:24:37Z 2015-07-07T19:24:37Z 2014-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24487469/associated-gas-monetization-minigtl-conversion-flared-gas-liquid-fuels-chemicals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22116 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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GAS RESOURCES EQUIPMENT OIL PRICE PLANT PERFORMANCE GAS FLOW GENERATION INFORMATION SERVICES GASOLINE LIQUID FUELS BIOGAS PRIMARY FEEDSTOCK GAS PROJECTS ETHANOL BARRELS PER DAY SYSTEM OIL FIELD SAN PRICE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TRANSPORTATION FUEL COMPONENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY METHANOL PRODUCTION GAS TREATMENT PLANS GAS FLARING REDUCTION SULFURIC ACID COLLABORATION HYDROCARBON GAS KNOWLEDGE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OXYGEN BIOMASS RENEWABLE FUELS GAS COSTS PETROLEUM AVIATION FUEL LNG OIL AIR SEPARATION PYROLYSIS FEEDSTOCK COSTS OPTIONS WATER MARKETS AUTOMATION FEEDSTOCK COST ENGINEERING DESIGN WEBSITES RESEARCH CELLULOSIC MATERIALS PELLETS HYDROGEN FUELS GASIFICATION GASOLINE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY COAL GASIFICATION HEAT SCIENCE NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS BALANCE DIMETHYL ETHER BASIC UTILITIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GAS FLARING GAS STREAM GAS SUPPLY SYSTEMS NATURAL GAS REFORMING AMMONIA PETROLEUM GAS CONVERSION EFFICIENCY FUEL PRICES CARBON MONOXIDE HYDROCARBONS INTERNET LIQUID HYDROCARBONS NATURAL GAS COMMERCIAL UNITS FUEL PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION PLANT FEEDSTOCK COMBUSTION SIMULATION ENGINEERING INVESTMENT NITROGEN PARTNERS COAL DIESEL FUEL FUEL CRUDE OIL FACILITIES AVAILABILITY AIR SEPARATION UNIT FUNDING METHANE WEBSITE CONVERSION RATE NEW TECHNOLOGY NATURAL GAS FEEDSTOCK RENEWABLE ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATION PLANTS NEW’ TECHNOLOGIES BIO-GAS TECHNOLOGIES DIESEL APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY BED TECHNOLOGY PIPELINE PRICES APPROACH INNOVATIONS GREEN ENERGY ENGINEERS ENERGY STORAGE |
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GAS RESOURCES EQUIPMENT OIL PRICE PLANT PERFORMANCE GAS FLOW GENERATION INFORMATION SERVICES GASOLINE LIQUID FUELS BIOGAS PRIMARY FEEDSTOCK GAS PROJECTS ETHANOL BARRELS PER DAY SYSTEM OIL FIELD SAN PRICE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PLANNING TRANSPORTATION FUEL COMPONENTS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY METHANOL PRODUCTION GAS TREATMENT PLANS GAS FLARING REDUCTION SULFURIC ACID COLLABORATION HYDROCARBON GAS KNOWLEDGE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OXYGEN BIOMASS RENEWABLE FUELS GAS COSTS PETROLEUM AVIATION FUEL LNG OIL AIR SEPARATION PYROLYSIS FEEDSTOCK COSTS OPTIONS WATER MARKETS AUTOMATION FEEDSTOCK COST ENGINEERING DESIGN WEBSITES RESEARCH CELLULOSIC MATERIALS PELLETS HYDROGEN FUELS GASIFICATION GASOLINE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY COAL GASIFICATION HEAT SCIENCE NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS BALANCE DIMETHYL ETHER BASIC UTILITIES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GAS FLARING GAS STREAM GAS SUPPLY SYSTEMS NATURAL GAS REFORMING AMMONIA PETROLEUM GAS CONVERSION EFFICIENCY FUEL PRICES CARBON MONOXIDE HYDROCARBONS INTERNET LIQUID HYDROCARBONS NATURAL GAS COMMERCIAL UNITS FUEL PRODUCTION DEMONSTRATION PLANT FEEDSTOCK COMBUSTION SIMULATION ENGINEERING INVESTMENT NITROGEN PARTNERS COAL DIESEL FUEL FUEL CRUDE OIL FACILITIES AVAILABILITY AIR SEPARATION UNIT FUNDING METHANE WEBSITE CONVERSION RATE NEW TECHNOLOGY NATURAL GAS FEEDSTOCK RENEWABLE ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATION PLANTS NEW’ TECHNOLOGIES BIO-GAS TECHNOLOGIES DIESEL APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY BED TECHNOLOGY PIPELINE PRICES APPROACH INNOVATIONS GREEN ENERGY ENGINEERS ENERGY STORAGE Fleisch, Theo Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals |
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The large scale conversion of natural
gas to liquid fuels (GTL) and chemicals (GTC), collectively
called ‘miniGTL’ for convenience in this report - has been
practiced for decades. For instance, a world scale GTL plant
can convert 300 MMscfd of gas into 30,000bpd of diesel or
gasoline while a world scale methanol plant produces about
2500tpd of methanol from about 75 MMscfd of gas. Over the
last few years, miniGTL technologies have been developed to
monetize smaller volumes of gas (less than 25 MMscfd) and
thereby offer opportunities to extinguish flares. The
engineering of such plants focuses on modular design,
simplicity, automation and robustness of operation. In our
first study reported in February 2012, a small number of
companies with commercially viable options were identified,
while others needed more time for RD to demonstrate their
technologies. Now, two years later, Oberon Fuels, Velocys
and CompactGTL are on the brink of multiple commercial
plants. The progress of all companies reviewed in our first
report will be discussed. This report contains the most
comprehensive study of miniGTL technologies available today.
Over 24 companies have been reviewed and are described in
some detail. The goal of this study is the identification of
companies that provide relatively low risk, commercially
viable options today in order to simplify evaluation and
choice for GGFR members in eliminating flares. |
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Fleisch, Theo |
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Fleisch, Theo |
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Fleisch, Theo |
| title |
Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals |
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Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals |
| title_full |
Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals |
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Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals |
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Associated Gas Monetization via miniGTL : Conversion of Flared Gas into Liquid Fuels and Chemicals |
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associated gas monetization via minigtl : conversion of flared gas into liquid fuels and chemicals |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24487469/associated-gas-monetization-minigtl-conversion-flared-gas-liquid-fuels-chemicals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22116 |
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