ABSTRACT
The natural gas reserves mainly comprise methane that needs further processing in order to be utilized as a commercial fuel for the transportation industry. Natural gas can be processed to liquid fuel either by physical transformation route, like liquefaction of natural gas, or chemical transformation to liquid hydrocarbons, using gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology. The State of Qatar has articulated an impressive vision of becoming the "gas capital of the world" while embracing the principles of sustainable development. With its abundant reserves of natural gas, Qatar is in a unique position to build the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) and GTL technology plants. The latter technology produces a wide variety of alternative and cleaner fuels as well as value-added chemicals. The GTL technology starts with the reforming of the natural gas to obtain synthesis gas or syngas.
