Gas-to-Liquids Plants Suffer High Implementation Costs

Hira Shahnawaz Akhtar

Published onFebruary 21, 2014

Updated on May 13, 2021

Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) plants were all the rage some time ago with environmentalists supporting the use of cleaner burning fuels in lieu of gas. However, recent developments in this area have indicated that GTL plants may be less feasible than was earlier anticipated.

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Gas-to-Liquids plants improve energy availability

Gas-to-Liquids plants convert natural gas to liquid fuels and other products which are commonly extracted from crude oil. GTL plants ensure that gas is not burned immediately; instead, it is converted into cleaner fuels which are safer for the environment. Products that can be commonly extracted from natural gas in a GTL plant include gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and waxes. In the process, sulfur and carbon dioxide is removed from the gas in order to...

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Hira Shahnawaz Akhtar

Hira is a financial analyst whose expertise lies in commodity and other financial markets. Hira is currently an independent financial consultant and is working with many international firms like American Arab Solutions (AAS). She has previously served as a Senior Research Analyst at Alternate Research (Pvt.) Ltd. as the Team Leader for the International Equities Research. She has also worked as an equities analyst of Pakistani E&P stocks at Invest Capital Markets. She has experience in business development and conducting feasibility studies in commodity markets, specifically in sugar, palm oil and canola oilseeds. She has cleared all three levels of her CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and has an undergraduate degree in Finance.

Gas-to-Liquids Plants Suffer High Implementation Costs

Gas-to-Liquids plants improve energy availability

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