Improving Efficiency, Safety and Economics for GTL Natural Gas: The Energy that Makes a Difference Gas to Liquids – An Ideal Gas Monetisation Option Mr. Dragan Djakovic Sasol, South Africa Business Development Manager Copyright @ 2011, Sasol New Business Development
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Improving Efficiency, Safety and Economics for GTL
Natural Gas: The Energy that Makes a Difference
Gas to Liquids – An Ideal Gas Monetisation Option
Mr. Dragan Djakovic
Sasol, South Africa Business Development Manager
Copyright @ 2011, Sasol New Business Development
One of the greatest energy related challenges the world faces today is how to sustainably satisfy the global increase in
energy demand, with minimal negative impact on the environment whilst, at the same time, promoting economic growth.
Future fuels will not only need to be more abundant, but also cleaner, which places technology and innovation at the
forefront of the global energy mix debate. However, technology will need to be commercially and technically viable, as
well as compatible with existing fuel distribution infrastructure and prevailing drive-train technologies.
Gas-to-liquids, or GTL, is ideally placed to deal with these challenges as it converts natural gas into low emissions, high
performance liquid fuels such as GTL diesel, naphtha, LPG, jet fuel as well as other premium products. GTL presents a
compelling value proposition to resource owners as it creates value and growth opportunities in support of the strategic
drive to add value to the world’s abundant natural resources. Furthermore, GTL offers resource owners a technically and
commercially viable alternative monetisation option.
Sasol’s state-of-the-art, commercially-proven slurry phase hydrocarbon synthesis process forms the basis of the GTL
process and enables the production of synthetic fuels from natural gas, delivering a clear, clean fuel that is compatible
with existing fuel distribution infrastructure and modern diesel and jet engines.
Domestic production of GTL fuel from abundant gas resources will provide substantial economic, environmental and
energy security benefits to the host country. GTL also enables gas to be used as a transportation fuel without the need for
expensive modifications to infrastructure and existing engines and therefore allows major gas producers to target the
global transport fuels markets.
Sasol has over 60 years experience in the commercial production of synthetic fuels, as more recently demonstrated by
our ORYX GTL success story in Qatar, where Sasol, together with its partner, Qatar Petroleum, produce 32 400
barrels/day of superior quality fuels from natural gas. Sasol’s operating experience, technology know-how and project
management skills enable us to provide gas resource owners with a lucrative alternative gas monetisation option.
Improving Efficiency, Safety and Economics for GTL
GTL – An Ideal Gas Monetisation Option
Copyright @ 2011, Sasol New Business Development
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Copyright @ 2011, Sasol New Business Development
Sasol at a glance
Copyright @ 2011, Sasol New Business Development
1. For the year ended 30 June 2011
● Turnover R142bn1 (~USD 18bn)
● Market cap R239bn1 (~USD 31bn)
● Listed on JSE (SOL) and
NYSE (SSL)
● Present in 38 countries
● ~34 000 employees world-wide
● Sasol is an integrated energy and chemicals company
● The world’s largest producer of synthetic fuels
● World leader in gas-to-liquids (GTL) and coal-to-liquids
(CTL) technology
● >60 years’ experience in CTL, GTL and related technology