Sasol: Nigeria GTL plant producing by 2015

463 A Sasol garage around the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. 251009. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu

463 A Sasol garage around the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. 251009. Picture: Bongiwe Mchunu

Published Nov 6, 2014

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Cape Town - Petrochemicals group Sasol expects full production at a gas-to-liquids plant in Nigeria it is developing with Chevron by mid-2015, a senior official said on Thursday.

The Escravos GTL plant in the Niger Delta has suffered multiple delays and its development cost has soared from an initial $2.5 billion (R28 billion) to around $10 billion, industry experts say.

It is expected to produce 33 200 barrels per day of fuel.

The plant is jointly owned by the Nigerian state energy company NNPC and Chevron, which uses Sasol's GTL technology. - Reuters

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