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Natural Gas to Liquids Conversion Project - 2000

Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, Inc.

Table of Contents

Section 1
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1.0

 Introduction

2.0

 Executive Summary
  2.1 Study Objective 2
2.2 Study Basis 2
2.3 The GTL Process 2
2.4 Site Selection 3
2.5 Technology Licensors 4
2.6 Marketing Study 5
2.7 Economic Analysis 6
2.8 Recommendations 9
2.9 Strategy Options 9

3.0

 Study Bases
 

3.1

 Scope & Bases of Study 1
  3.1.1 Scope of Study 1
3.1.2 Bases of Study 2
  3.1.2.1 Gas Composition 2
3.1.2.2 Supply Pressure and Temperature 2
3.1.2.3 Gas Price 3
3.1.2.4 Plant Capacity 3
3.1.2.5 Potential Sites 3
3.1.2.6 Market Analysis 3
3.1.2.7 GTL Products 4
3.1.2.8 GTL Technologies 4
3.1.2.9 Economic Parameters 4
3.1.2.10 Business Approach 5
3.1.2.11 Synergy Issue 5
Section 2
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4.0

 Natural Gas Supply
  4.1 Overview 1
4.2 Reserves and Sources 3
  4.2.1 Gas Reserves and Production - Present 4
4.2.2 Gas Reserves and Production - Future Developments 10

4.3

 Transportation Pipelines 12
  4.3.1 Present System 13
4.3.2 Future Developments 15

4.4

 Infrastructure Related Issues 18
  4.4.1 Plant Feedstock 18
4.4.2 Gas Pricing 19
Section 3
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5.0

 Industry Status
  5.1 Overview 1
5.2 Current Gas Processing Facilities 3
 

5.2.1

 NGL Extraction Plants 5
  5.2.1.1 Western Venezuela 5
5.2.1.2 Eastern Venezuela 8

5.3

 Future Development 9
 

5.3.1

 NGL Extraction and Fractionation Plants 10
  5.3.1.1 Western Venezuela 10
5.3.1.2 Eastern Venezuela 10
5.3.2 LNG Projects 12
5.3.3 Other Projects 14

5.4

 Gas Industry Legal Framework 15
Section 4
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6.0

 Study Site
 

6.1

 PDVSA's Rationale for Selecting the Three Sites 1
  6.1.1 Anaco 2
6.1.2 Jose 2
6.1.3 Güiria 3
6.2 Key Parameters for Selection 3
6.3 Individual Site Related Information 4
 

6.3.1

 Jose 4
  6.3.1.1 Geographic Information 5
6.3.1.2 Geotechnical Data 7
6.3.1.3 Construction Issues 8
6.3.1.4 Available Infrastructure and Related Facilities 9
6.3.1.5 Utilities 11
6.3.1.6 Synergy Opportunities 12
6.3.1.7 New Infrastructure Requirements 14

6.3.2

 Anaco 15
  6.3.2.1 Geographic Information 15
6.3.2.2 Geotechnical Data 17
6.3.2.3 Construction Issues 18
6.3.2.4 Available Infrastructure and Related Facilities 18
6.3.2.5 Utilities 21
6.3.2.6 Synergy Opportunities 22
6.3.2.7 New Infrastructure Requirements 23

6.3.3

 Güiria 24
  6.3.3.1 Geographic Information 25
6.3.3.2 Geotechnical Data 26
6.3.3.3 Construction Issues 27
6.3.3.4 Available Infrastructure and Related Facilities 28
6.3.3.5 Utilities 28
6.3.3.6 Synergy Opportunities 29
6.3.3.7 New Infrastructure Requirements 30

6.4

 Summary Table 32
References 37
Section 5
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7.0

 Marketing Study
  7.1 Overview 1
7.2 Summary 3
7.3 Products 6
 

7.3.1

 LPG 6
  7.3.1.1 Supply and Demand 6
7.3.1.2 Price 7

7.3.2

 Naptha 7
  7.3.2.1 Supply and Demand 7
7.3.2.2 Price 9
7.3.2.3 Recommended Capacity 10

7.3.3

 Kerosene 10
  7.3.3.1 Supply and Demand 10
7.3.3.2 Price 11
7.3.3.3 Jet Fuel/Kerosene Quality 11

7.3.4

 Diesel 12
  7.3.4.1 Supply and Demand 12
7.3.4.2 Diesel Fuel Specifications 13
7.3.4.3 Price 15
7.3.4.4 Diesel Quality 19

7.3.5

 Normal Paraffins 22
  7.3.5.1 Supply and Demand 22
7.3.5.2 Price 24
7.3.5.3 Recommended Capacity 24
7.3.5.4 Product Properties 25

7.3.6

 Waxes 26
  7.3.6.1 Supply and Demand 26
7.3.6.2 Price 29
7.3.6.3 Recommended Capacity 29
7.3.6.4 Product Properties 30

7.3.7

 Synthetic Lubricants 30
  7.3.7.1 Supply and Demand 31
7.3.7.2 Price 32
7.3.7.3 Recommended Capacity 33
7.3.7.4 Product Properties 34
7.3.8 Synthetic Crude 34
7.3.9 Oxygenates 35

7.3.9.1

 Supply and Demand 35
References 36
Section 6
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8.0

 Technology Evaluation
 

8.1

 Overview 1
 

8.1.1

 Gas To Liquids (GTL) Conversion Technology 1

8.1.2

 GTL Facility 3
  8.1.2.1 Syngas Production 5
8.1.2.2 Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Unit 7
8.1.2.3 Product Work-Up 10
8.1.2.4 Reaction Water Treatment 12

8.2

 Licensor Information 15
 

8.2.1

 Full GTL Plant 15
  8.2.1.1 Exxon Advanced Gas Conversion for the 21st Century (Agc-21) 15
8.2.1.2 Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis (SMDS) 15
8.2.1.3 Sasol 19
8.2.1.4 Syntroleum 22

8.2.2

 Syngas Production 24
  8.2.2.1 Texaco 24
Section 7
659kb		 8.2.2.2 Lurgi 26
8.2.2.3 Kruppe/Uhde 26

8.2.3

 Fischer-Tropsch 28
  8.2.3.1 Rentech 28
8.2.3.2 PDVSA/Intevep 29

8.2.4

 Product Work-Up 31
  8.2.4.1 UOP 31
8.2.4.2 IFP 33

8.3

 Licensor Evaluation 37
  8.3.1 Exxon 38
8.3.2 Shell 38
8.3.3 Sasol 38
8.3.4 Syntroleum 39
8.3.5 Rentech 39
8.3.6 PDVSA/Intevep 39
8.3.7 Summary of Licensor Data 40
8.3.8 Ranking of Licensors 40
8.4 Future Advancements in GTL Technology 42
8.5 Discussion 44
  8.5.1 General 44
8.5.2 Exxon 45
8.5.4 Shell 45
Section 8
561kb		 8.5.5 Sasol 46
8.5.6 Syntroleum 46
8.5.7 Rentech 46
8.5.8 PDVSA/Intevep 46
9.0 Process Modeling
Section 9
886kb		 10.0 Economic Analysis
  10.1 Overall Methodology 1
10.2 "Short Term" Cases 4
  10.2.1 General 4
10.2.2 Exxon 5
10.2.3 Shell 5
10.2.4 Sasol 5
10.2.5 Syntroleum 6
10.2.6 Rentech 8
10.2.7 PDVSA/Intevep 9
10.2.8 Recommended Technology 10

10.3

 "Long Term" Cases 16
  10.3.1 General 16
10.3.2 Exxon 16
10.3.3 Shell 17
10.3.4 Sasol 17
10.3.5 Syntroleum 18
10.3.6 Rentech 19
10.3.7 PDVSA/Intevep 20
10.3.8 Recommended Technology 22
Section 10
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10.4

 Site Selection Economics 28
  10.4.1 TIC Site Conversion Factor 28
10.4.2 "Short Term" Case 34
10.4.3 "Long Term" Case 35

10.5

 Risk Analysis & Sensitivity Studies 40
  10.5.1 Methodology 40
10.5.2 "Short Term" Case 42
  10.5.2.1 Risk Analysis 43
10.5.2.2 Sensitivity Analysis 46
10.5.2.3 "Short Term" Case Conclusions 50

10.5.3

 "Long Term" Case 51
  10.5.3.1 Risk Analysis 52
10.5.3.2 Sensitivity Analysis 55
10.5.3.3 "Long Term" Case Conclusions 59

11.0

 Recommend Cases
  11.1 General 1
11.2 "Short Term" Project 1
11.3 "Long Term" Project 6