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Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

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Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) will jointly carry out engineering, economic analysis and move into the development of renewable biojet fuel that will also look into ways for production and supply, with the support of Airbus. Ongoing market and strategic analysis.

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Volkswagen to debut XL1 PHEV prototype at Qatar Motor Show; fuel consumption of 0.9 L/100 km (261 mpg US)

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Volkswagen is staging the world debut of its XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) prototype at the Qatar Motor Show this week. With the goal of reducing emissions, exhaust gas recirculation and an oxidation catalytic converter as well as a diesel particulate filter are used. The XL1 prototype PHEV. Click to enlarge.

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Aemetis, American Airlines sign $1.1B 280M gallon offtake agreement for sustainable aviation fuel blend

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The sustainable aviation fuel is expected to be produced by the Aemetis renewable jet/diesel plant under development on a 125-acre former US Army Ammunition production plant site in Riverbank, California. Earlier post.) The blended sustainable aviation fuel is expected to be available for use by American starting in 2024.

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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 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. The technology used is similar to that of the pioneering ORYX GTL plant in Qatar.

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Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

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If built, the proposed project would use natural gas to create cleaner-burning transportation fuels, such as natural gas-based diesel and jet fuels and other products, such as specialty waxes and the building blocks for lubricants, plastics and detergents. Shell built the first commercial GTL facility in Malaysia in 1993.

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First gas flows to Pearl GTL

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Construction at the massive Pearl GTL project, Qatar, 2010. Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar. Placed end-to-end the tubes would stretch from Qatar to Japan. Click to enlarge.

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Lifecycle study finds LNG can reduce shipping GHG emissions by up to 21%

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The report analyzes several LNG pathways, including LNG from Algeria, Australia, Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA. In addition to the life cycle GHG emissions, criteria pollutants, such as SO x , NO x , and PM, were considered for the use phase of the fuels.

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