Pointe A Pierre Refinery GTL Project
Summary Information
- Ownership: NiQuan
- Website: http://www.niquanenergy.com/
- Wiki Page:
- Location: West coast of Trinidad
- Capacity: 0.1 million tons/annum & 2,250 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage:
- Expected Completion: 2010
- Budget: The total project budget was estimated at US$428 million
The Project
- Project Type: A greenfield GTL plant
- Project Summary: The plant is being constructed by the relocation and repurposing of equipment from decommissioned methanol and other plants
- It is located at the Pointe A Pierre Refinery, which will take the products
- Main Contractors: Black & Veatch
Refining Units
- Synthesis Gas Generation Unit
- Fischer-Tropsch Reactor
- Hydrocracker Unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- 21mcf per day of gas feedstock
Products Produced
- Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel Blendstock
- The GTL diesel will be ofhigh quality with 0 ppm sulphur, approximately 0 ppm aromatics and a cetane number greater than 76
History
- 2009 - The company was placed in receivership
- 2014 - NiQuan acquired the project
- 2015 - Black & Veatch awarded advisory contract
Other Information
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Relevant Links
- Gas to Liquid, Ministry of Energy
- World GTL Projects
- Black & Veatch to advise NiQuan Energy on Caribbean gas-to-liquids facility
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