Can Gas-to-Liquids Technology get Traction

The plunge of U.S. natural gas prices since 2010 has undermined the coal industry, roused the nation's petrochemical companies and begun transforming the power-generation business. But could low prices also jump-start a niche industry called gas to liquids, or GTL that for nearly a century has struggled to establish a foothold in the world of fossil fuels?

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author Chad Rowan
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notes The plunge of U.S. natural gas prices since 2010 has undermined the coal industry, roused the nation's petrochemical companies and begun transforming the power-generation business. But could low prices also jump-start a niche industry called gas to liquids, or GTL that for nearly a century has struggled to establish a foothold in the world of fossil fuels?
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title Can Gas-to-Liquids Technology get Traction