In his book, Gas to Liquids, Fischer-Tropsch Catalysis, Reactors, Products and Process - The Twentieth Century And Beyond, author Peter Tijm takes a close, insider’s look at the oil and gas industry. This book is a compilation of history, data facts, experiences gathered and hear-say/gossip heard by Peter Tijm on the largest and most powerful industry in the world. In a career of thirty plus years in the industry, Peter has had the unique opportunity to be part of the total development chain, from the inception of the idea to technology development to the final construction of a plant and the utilization of products in the Fischer-Tropsch technology. This book is the culmination of that thirty years of experience, resulting in a unique perspective of the oil industry, its past, its relationship to the economy, and its future.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Fischer-Tropsch Technology in Perspective to the Oil Industry
Chapter 3: Fischer-Tropsch Chemistry and Catalysis
Chapter 4: Fischer-Tropsch Reactor Technology
Chapter 5: Fischer-Tropsch Products, Upgrading and Characteristics
Chapter 6: Fischer-Tropsch Product Markets
Chapter 7: Environmental Considerations
Chapter 8: The Competition in the Fischer- Tropsch Industry
8.1 - Introduction
8.2 - BP
8.3 - CONOCOPHILIPS
8.4 - ENI-IFP
8.5 - ExxonMobil
8.6 - GAZPROM
8.7 - Headwaters
8.8 - JNOC
8.9 - PetroSA-Mossgas
8.10 - Rentech
8.11 - SASOL
8.12 - Shell
8.13 - Statoil
8.14 - Syntroleum
8.15 - Williams
Chapter 9: Economics
Chapter 10: New Technologies and R&D
Chapter 11: Conclusions
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