The production of synthetic oil has begun at the Uzbekistan GTL plant

    Energy 20 June 2022 1569

    The Uzbekistan GTL plant has officially released the first batch of synthetic oil in the history of the petrochemical industry of New Uzbekistan.

    The resulting synthetic oil is the main raw material for the production of synthetic diesel fuel, jet fuel, naphtha and liquefied gas at the GTL plant.

    Currently, the synthetic oil produced is stored in the intermediate product storage tanks of the plant, and the production of high-quality, environmentally friendly synthetic liquid fuels by processing, including GTL diesel fuel, kerosene, naphtha and liquefied gas, will soon begin.

    This event is a new technological stage in the development of the modern petrochemical and oil and gas processing industry of the Republic, and this day is symbolically considered a historic day - the production of synthetic liquid fuel has been established in Uzbekistan for the first time.

    On June 14, 2022, the production of synthesis gas was fully launched at the GTL plant. On the night of June 14-15, the synthesized gas produced was sent for the first time to the Fischer-Tropsch reactors, a plant for the production of synthetic liquid.

    It was noted and confirmed by laboratory tests that as a result of their physical and chemical reactions in the technological process, synthetic oil is formed in the reactor.

    Currently, synthetic oil is sent to the storage tank for intermediate products.

    The entire key process of commissioning, ensuring the synchronous operation of about 11 thousand units of equipment and key production units of the entire plant, as well as their full control and management is carried out by engineers and young specialists of the Uzbekistan GTL plant independently, without the direct participation of foreign specialists.