Oryx GTL

{{Short description|Synthetic fuel plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar}} {{Verification|date=July 2022}}

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'''ORYX GTL''' ([[Arabic]]: أوريكس جي تي إل) is a [[synthetic fuel]] plant based in [[Ras Laffan Industrial City]], [[Qatar]], owned by [[QatarEnergy]] (51%) and [[Sasol]] (49%). It uses [[gas to liquids]] (GTL) technology for converting [[natural gas]] into liquid [[petroleum]] products. The capacity of Oryx GTL in 2007 was {{convert|34|koilbbl/d}} of oil.<ref name=upstream30107> {{cite news |url=http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article143214.ece |title=Sasol set to open Qatar taps |newspaper = [[Upstream (newspaper)|Upstream Online]] | publisher = [[NHST Media Group]] |date=2007-10-30 |access-date=2008-04-20 |url-access=subscription }} </ref>

==History== Construction of the plant started in 2003. The plant began production in 2007.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.5339/connect.2012.9 |title=Qatar's economy: Past, present and future|year=2012|author1=Ibrahim Ibrahim |author2=Frank Harrigan |journal=Avicenna|volume=9|doi-access=free}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Portal|Energy}} * [http://www.oryxgtl.com.qa/ Official website]

[[Category:Natural gas plants]] [[Category:Petroleum production]] [[Category:Energy infrastructure in Qatar]] [[Category:Natural gas in Qatar]] [[Category:Synthetic fuel facilities]] [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2007]] [[Category:2007 establishments in Qatar]]