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Pearl ramp-up and helpful fundamentals re-ignite interest in gas-to-liquids
Publication date: 18 November 2011
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News that Shell’s Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) project is on track to reach full production capacity by mid-visual_editor01visual_editor has led to a surge of interest in what remains a poorly-understood technology. Fuelling that interest are the favourable economics of GTL projects, driven by abundant and therefore relatively cheap gas in some regions, at a time of high oil prices. No surprise then that North America – with its unconventional gas boom and aversion to oil imports – is a focus for new projects.