PM hopeful as first gas-to-liquids plant opens in Trinidad
Tuesday 9 March 2021
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley at the opening ceremony for the NIQUAN Energy Trinidad Ltd gas-to-liquids plant on Monday - Photo courtesy the Office of the Prime Minister s Facebook page
NiQuan Energy Trinidad Ltd’s (NETL) gas-to-liquids plant has opened in Pointe-a-Pierre and is the first of its kind in the western hemisphere. And the Prime Minister said while the project was once “plagued by delays and cost overrun,” it has materialised into a victory and will aid in post-pandemic recovery.
In a release, the plant said it has a 2,400-barrel capacity and produces “high-performance, low-emissions energy products GTL Paraffinic Diesel and GTL Naphtha from natural gas.”