An assessment of energy and environmental issues related to the use of gas-to-liquid fuels in transportation

Greene, David L.

doi:10.2172/750988

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“…The synthetic fuels industry has been hindered by its legacy of being foremost a politically driven, rather than a commercially motivated, endeavour (Greene, 1999). Given this heritage, it is unsurprising that the industry (and the related outlook for commercialization of gas-toliquid (GTL) synthetic fuels) has suffered from its characterization as a technologically feasible, but not economically viable, means of converting hydrocarbons such as gas into liquid fuels (Greene, 1999).…”

Section: Introduction Industrialization Of Non-oil-derived Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given this heritage, it is unsurprising that the industry (and the related outlook for commercialization of gas-toliquid (GTL) synthetic fuels) has suffered from its characterization as a technologically feasible, but not economically viable, means of converting hydrocarbons such as gas into liquid fuels (Greene, 1999). Between 1950 and 2010, global volumes of GTL product output capacity had materialized at less than 100,000 b/d -roughly equivalent to the output of just one average-sized east European refinery.…”

Section: Introduction Industrialization Of Non-oil-derived Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gas-to-Liquid

Brown¹

2013

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A number of high-profile projects and a wave of recent investments have focused attention on the global gas-to-liquid (GTL) industry, suggesting a latent potential for gas-to-liquid fuels to usher in a new conceptualization of oil product markets. The clean-burning, high-quality characteristics of GTL diesel fuels lend support to this outlook, seemingly offering a viable substitute to oil-derived diesel in the global transport sector. However, doubts over the longterm viability of large-capacity GTL projects in the absence of heavily subsidized gas feedstock prices leads to an alternative narrative, suggesting that GTL products will have only a limited impact in the global transport sector by virtue of the industry's unsustainable growth potential. Evidence of this is seen in Europe, where despite the favourable market conditions for diesel imports, GTL diesel remains a niche product with relatively narrow commercial applications. As such, the recent wave of GTL investments may not be totally justified by market context, and the potential for GTL fuels to impact oil product markets may be overstated.

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Section: Introduction Industrialization Of Non-oil-derived Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction Industrialization Of Non-oil-derived Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%