Uzbekistan GTL (Oltin Yo'l GTL) is agas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in theQashqadaryo Region,Uzbekistan.
Construction of a GTL plant in Uzbekistan was discussed betweenUzbekneftegaz and Abu Dhabi'sInternational Petroleum Investment Company in March 2008.[1] However, in April 2009 Uzbekneftegaz signed a heads of agreement for the GTL project withSasol andPetronas.[2][3][4] On 15 July 2009, Sasol, Petronas, and Uzbekneftegaz signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for developing the GTL project.[5][6] The detailed feasibility study was conducted byTechnip.[7] Technip also conducted thefront end engineering design.[8]
Work commenced after the 2016 Uzbekistan election.[citation needed]
The plant will use the Sasol's slurry phase distillate process. The annual capacity of the plant would be 1.3 million tonnes ofpetroleum products such asdiesel,kerosene,naphtha andliquefied petroleum gas.[5] The project is expected to cost US$5.6 billion.[citation needed] It is scheduled to be commissioned in 2021.[9]
The project is jointly developed by Sasol, Petronas, and Uzbekneftegaz.[5][6] Each partner will have an equal share in the joint venture.[6]