[article] 
inJournal of natural gas science and engineering > Vol. 1 N° 6 (Décembre 2009) . - pp. 190-194

Titre :	Gas-to-Liquid technology : prospect for natural gas utilization in Nigeria
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	I. Onwukwe Stanley, Auteur
Article en page(s) :	pp. 190-194
Note générale :	Génie Chimique
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Natural gas Gas-to-Liquid Gas utilization Transportation fuel
Index. décimale :	665.7
Résumé :	Since the inception of oil and gas exploitation and production in Nigeria, a significant amount of energy resources have been wasted through the continuous flaring of Natural gas. Subsequent to the Government directive of reducing flared gas by 2008, there has been a drastic reduction in the quantity of flared gas. This reduction resulted from a number of gas utilization projects embarked upon by the Government and oil operators, whose main targets are overseas gas markets. This article examines the prospect of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) conversion technology as a sustainable natural gas utilization option. Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) Technology enables the chemical conversion of natural gas into clean diesel, naphtha, kerosene and light oils, which are ready-to-use marketable liquid products. These liquid alternatives can be distributed through the same channels existing for petroleum products. This conversion also contributes to the elimination of flared gas and reduces the country's overdependence on imported refined petroleum products.
DEWEY :	665.7
ISSN :	1875-5100
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[article] Gas-to-Liquid technology : prospect for natural gas utilization in Nigeria [texte imprimé] / I. Onwukwe Stanley, Auteur . - pp. 190-194.
Génie Chimique
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal of natural gas science and engineering > Vol. 1 N° 6 (Décembre 2009) . - pp. 190-194

Mots-clés :	Natural gas Gas-to-Liquid Gas utilization Transportation fuel
Index. décimale :	665.7
Résumé :	Since the inception of oil and gas exploitation and production in Nigeria, a significant amount of energy resources have been wasted through the continuous flaring of Natural gas. Subsequent to the Government directive of reducing flared gas by 2008, there has been a drastic reduction in the quantity of flared gas. This reduction resulted from a number of gas utilization projects embarked upon by the Government and oil operators, whose main targets are overseas gas markets. This article examines the prospect of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) conversion technology as a sustainable natural gas utilization option. Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) Technology enables the chemical conversion of natural gas into clean diesel, naphtha, kerosene and light oils, which are ready-to-use marketable liquid products. These liquid alternatives can be distributed through the same channels existing for petroleum products. This conversion also contributes to the elimination of flared gas and reduces the country's overdependence on imported refined petroleum products.
DEWEY :	665.7
ISSN :	1875-5100
En ligne :	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%2356453%2 [...]