Projects large & small unite at the 11th World XTL Summit

The World XTL Summit, running for the 11^th year, is taking place on 7-8 June, at the Hilton London Tower Bridge, UK. Andy Brown, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Pearl GTL, is to present on ‘The Delivery of Pearl GTL’, the largest energy project ever launched in Qatar and the world’s largest GTL project.

The World XTL Summit been following Pearl GTL closely since its launch in 2006 and, as the project prepares for full production, we will hear the very latest on this ground-breaking project. Pearl GTL is innovative in its design, construction and markets. Shell has more than 3,500 patents in all stages of the Pearl GTL process, based on some 35 years of research. The Pearl GTL project will produce 260,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day of products, including 120,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids and ethane and 140,000 barrels a day of GTL products. Production ramp-up is taking place this year and full production reached in 2012.

The Summit will also look beyond mega projects.  Nicholas Gay, CEO, and Iain Baxter, Director of Business Development, CompactGTL will provide an insight into pioneering small scale developments in the XTL sector.

CompactGTL has realised the world’s first, fully integrated, small scale GTL facility.  Commissioned in December 2010 at Petrobras’ Aracaju site, Brazil, the plant has been running on test since then.  The success of this project is the culmination of 4 years of innovative technical and commercial achievements by CompactGTL which was incorporated in June 2006 as a start-up business with private funding.

Experts have their say on the World XTL Summit:

“Always a good opportunity to connect to the XTL community” Guy de Kort, Shell Projects & Technology

“The Summit will focus on the new solutions and opportunities which are driving the commercialisation of the industry and turning concepts into reality” Dr Alirio Parra, Senior Associate, CWC Group Limited & Chairman, CWC XTL Steering Committee

Join us in London on 7-8 June and make the most of this chance to network, join the debate and hear the latest on these and other ground-breaking projects.