Shell enters testing phase at Pearl GTL

Pearl GTL will use Shell’s proprietary gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology to convert some 1.6 billion cubic feet of gas per day into high quality, clean-burning oil products such as gasoil, high quality base oils, and chemicals feedstock. Pearl GTL is designed to produce 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) of natural gas liquids (NGLs) and ethane, and 140,000 bpd of GTL products. While testing begins on many thousands of pieces of equipment that have already been installed at the plant, construction on the rest of the plant continues. (November 25, 2009)