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Sasol to Study Viability of $10B Coal-to-Liquids Project in Indonesia

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Sasol and the Indonesian government have signed a preliminary agreement to study the viability of developing a coal-to-liquids facility project in Indonesia, with estimated project cost of more than $10 billion. This is in line with Indonesia’s energy policy, which aims to diversify from oil to coal.”.

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Pertamina to collaborate with Celanese to develop fuel ethanol projects using Celanese TCX process in Indonesia; use of lower-rank coal

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Celanese Corporation has entered into a Joint Statement of Cooperation to advance the development of fuel ethanol projects with Pertamina, the state-owned energy company of Indonesia. Celanese’s TCX Technology can help Indonesia meet its growing demand for affordable, locally-sourced, high quality and safe liquid transportation fuel.

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Next Fuel signs definitive agreement to field-test in-situ microbial coal-to-gas technology in Indonesia

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a development stage company, has signed a definitive agreement with PT Enviro Energy to field-test Next Fuel’s microbial Coal-to-Gas technology (CTG) to determine the commercial viability of utilizing it to produce natural gas at PT Enviro Energy’s coal deposits in Indonesia. Next Fuel, Inc.,

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BNEF: Net-zero transition potentially a $3.5T investment opportunity for Indonesia

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trillion investment opportunity for Indonesia, according to a new report published at the BNEF Summit Bali by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) entitled Net-Zero Transition: Opportunities for Indonesia. Today, coal-fired plants meet more than 60% of Indonesia’s power demand. trillion under the NZS.

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Sasol halts Indonesian Coal-to-Liquids plant to focus on Gas-to-Liquids

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Sasol confirmed a decision not to continue with a Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) project in Indonesia ( earlier post ), saying that it would instead focus on Gas-to-Liquids opportunities. On Tuesday however, Sasol said in a statement that it would turn its focus to Gas-to-Liquids opportunities.

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Celanese signs MOU with PERTAMINA to advance fuel ethanol projects in Indonesia using TCX process

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Celanese Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pertamina, the state-owned energy company of the Republic of Indonesia, and will begin the detailed project planning phase for the development of fuel ethanol projects in Indonesia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Shanxi 2010 Coal Output To Rise Up To 30%

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Coal output from China’s Shanxi Province, the country’s largest coal producer, is expected to rise up by up to 30% in 2010 from 2009 levels, according to Zhang Baoshun, the Party secretary of the province. Shanxi produced 615 million tons of coal in 2009, about 20% of China’s total. People’s Daily. billion tons, a 3.3

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