Modular Small Scale GTL Facility Passes Extensive Petrobras Test Programme

CompactGTL (UK) is pleased to provide an update on its plant supplied to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). Petrobras’ CENPES Research and Development Centre has successfully concluded its qualification test programme of the first modular small scale GTL facility and has qualified and approved its process conception for use by Petrobras.

The approval of the performance of the plant by Petrobras is a significant milestone for CompactGTL whilst it continues to undertake project studies, on behalf of clients worldwide, for commercial scale modular gas-to-liquids technology.

The CompactGTL solution offers an alternative to gas flaring and the plant incorporates all aspects required for commercial application in treating associated gas at remote onshore and offshore oilfield locations, including gas pre-treatment, pre-reforming, reforming, waste heat recovery, process steam generation, syngas compression, Fischer Tropsch synthesis, FT cooling water system and tail gas re-cycling, which can be integrated to a host facility or operated as a stand alone operation.

The proprietary mini-channel SMR and FT reactors, operating in conjunction with new catalysts coated on metal substrates (combustion, reforming and FT) demonstrate a compact, low centre of gravity GTL process for the first time.