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An Assessment of Energy and Environmental Issues Related 
to the Use of Gas-to-Liquid Fuels in Transportation - 1999

David L. Greene

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Center for Transportation Analysis

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Table of Contents

List of Figures

v
List of Tables v
Acknowledgements vii
Abstract ix

1

 Introduction 1

2

 Gas-to-Liquids Technology Overview 7

3

 Potential Feedstock Resources 13

4

 Determinants of Production Costs and World Supply 15

5

 Emissions Benefits of Neat and Blended GTL Fuels 19

6

 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 25

7

 Distribution of World Resources and Implications for Energy Security 33

8

 World Oil Markets and Implications for Energy Security 41
 

8.1

 The OPEC Cartel as Imperfect Partial Monopolist 42

8.2

 Energy Security Impacts of G-T-L: A Simulation 44

9

 Critical Issues in the Future of G-T-L's 51

10

 References 55
Appendix: Von Stackelberg Theory for Substitute Goods 61