LAKE CHARLES KPLC: Sasol talk of World Trade Conference
04.19.13
Aaron Brickman from Washington D.C. is the deputy director of SelectUSA within the U.S. Department of Commerce. He said Sasol's plans resonate with many in Washington D.C. and around the country. Brickman said at a conference in Germany last week, they were calling America the new China.AMERICAN PRESS: Sasol expansion project has nation's attention
04.18.13
Southwest Louisiana is on the minds of federal commerce officials in Washington, D.C., because of the billions of dollars in investments that have been announced and followed through on in recent years.AMERICAN PRESS: Sasol purchase an investment in Westlake facility
04.10.13
Sasol has purchased main ethylene compressor trains, a key element of the $21 billion announced investment at its facility in Westlake.GTL Project News Clippings
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- 09.25.11 | GREEN CAR CONGRESS: Study finds well-to-wheels GHG emissions of GTL diesel lower than that of petroleum diesel when co-product displacement is considered
Using a co-product displacement method (i.e., substitution) rather than an energy-based allocation method to assess the lifecycle (well-to-wheels, WTW) emissions of gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology results in WTW greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions lower than that of petroleum diesel, according to a paper by a team from Sasol Synfuels International and Baker and O’Brien published in the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology. - 09.22.11 | ENVIRONMTENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Greenhouse Gas Emission Evaluation of the GTL Pathway
Gas to liquids (GTL) products have the potential to replace petroleum-derived products, but the efficacy with which any sustainability goals can be achieved is dependent on the lifecycle impacts of the GTL pathway. - 09.21.11 | MIYANVILLE: South African Energy Firm Explores Cajun Country
A South African energy and chemicals company is planning to invest $8 billion to $10 billion to build the first plant in the US to convert natural gas to diesel fuel. - 09.19.11 | CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS: Natural Gas: Sasol proposes gas-to-liquids plant for Louisiana
South African fuels and chemicals giant Sasol has unveiled plans to build a gas-to-liquids complex—entailing a possible investment of between $8 billion and $10 billion—in Calcasieu Parish, La.
