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ADB: Projected cost of Uzbek Oltin Yo’l GTL plant increases by 37% to $5.6B

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The projected cost of the Olin Yo’l GTL project in Uzbekistan ( earlier post ) will hit $5.6 The project will produce 37,610 barrels per day (bbl/d) of GTL diesel, GTL kerosene, GTL naphtha and LPG using natural gas supplied by Uzbekneftegaz from the Shurtan fields. The majority of production will be GTL diesel and GTL kerosene.

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Report Finds Water Stress Rapidly Becoming Key Strategic Risk to Commerce; Impending Water/Energy Collision

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While climate change is projected to increase precipitation in some areas, it is also likely to destabilize freshwater supply in other areas by compressing precipitation and snowmelt into shorter and more intense periods, overwhelming existing catchment infrastructure and creating longer periods of drought. Electric Power.

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Alberta to Host Underground Coal Gasification Demo; Update on Linc Chinchilla UCG In Australia

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In 2007, BP and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have signed a technical agreement to work cooperatively on the development of UCG technology for the in-situ conversion of coal deposits into fuels and other products. We have centuries of coal supply beneath our feet and it’s important to examine better ways to use this resource.

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