Zeus Syngas Refining Report's (formerly SYNGAS Refiner) objective is to collect, analyze and disseminate information concerning the emerging markets for products manufactured from syngas.

Market and technology analysis for syngas-derived products from any hydrocarbon source closely examines coal-to-liquids (CTL), biomass-to-liquids (BTL) as well as converting petroleum coke and oil shale using the Fischer-Tropsch process. Emerging gasification technologies involved in integrated-gasification combined-cycle power (IGCC) generation, CTL, BTL and in oilsands processing are also covered.

Our enhanced newsletter allows us to cover the production of transportation fuels such as ultra-clean diesel from natural gas, coal, refinery bottoms or biomass and the complete world of gasification in one informative publication.

The use of CTL technology has been well under way in China as Shell's first project comes onstream this year and the Shenhua Group's project in Inner Mongolia in the Ordos basin becomes operational at the end of 2007. US CTL projects are also moving ahead as developers complete financing on several projects including DKRW Energy's Medicine Bow project and Rentech's retrofit of a gas-fired ammonia plant to coal.

Clean diesel from these plants will be needed to meet increasingly stringent air quality regulations. CTL also allows for economic production of fertilizer that is a major concern because of high natural-gas feedstock that has closed 22 US plants.

Gasification and combined-cycle technologies have been proven for years in refineries and power plants. IGCC combines these technologies and engineering studies are under way for plants being developed by American Electric Power and Duke (Cinergy)/PSI. Co-production of liquid fuels and chemicals at IGCC plants is also quickly developing.

With oil prices sustained at least above $50/bbl and gas prices over $5/MMbtu for the foreseeable future, the door is open for other hydrocarbon sources to make an entrance. Methanol and dimethyl ether will be used for power generation as well as fuel. The petrochemical markets are also shifting to use other sources for feedstock in the face of higher feedstock prices as they developing mega-methanol and methanol-to-olefins projects make production more economic.

Zeus Syngas Refining Report fills a niche specific to the gasification and syngas-to-products industries. Join us as we follow the exciting developments in syngas development technologies and how the syngas is used to generate power, produce fuels, chemicals and fertilizer in a cost-efficient manner.

Western Canada holds vast oilsands deposits that are economically recoverable at oil prices between $30/bbl and $40/bbl, and the use of gasification in the production of bituminous oilsands is poised for rapid expansion. The EIA estimates that operators will produce some 3.5 million b/d of synthetic crude oil by 2025, up from 1.1 million b/d currently. Other estimates place the 2025 estimate closer to 5.0 million b/d. We anticipate that some C$4 billion will be spent on gasification systems over the next five years. We also expect the winners of the technology race to subsequently enjoy revenues in the range of C$1-2 billion annually. Five technology firms are aggressively pushing gasification technologies, and others are in the wings.

A primary factor that could accelerate gasification technology and infrastructure development is geopolitical instability and/or the desire of importing nations, like the United States, to achieve less dependence on foreign energy suppliers. World war involving Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, Venezuela and/or Africa would motivate North American investors to accelerate development of indigenous coal and oilsands. Barring these scenarios, however, several more immediate challenges, such as construction bottlenecks, labor shortages and constrained pipeline takeaway capacity, could decelerate the rate of gasification commercialization in the short to medium term.

This study examines all of the technological, economic, geopolitical and logistical drivers that will influence development of the Canadian oilsands and provides the reader with a wealth of information on the status of project developments, operators, technology providers, markets and more.

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