Northern Energy Corporation Limited – Elimatta Project

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NEC appointed GHD to perform a conceptual study for the production of approximately 40,000 bpd of liquid transport fuels from their Elimatta coal deposit located in the northern Surat Basin of Queensland.

The conceptual study was prepared in two parts.  The first part was a review of coal to liquids technologies, indirect liquefaction e.g. gasification with fischer tropsch synthesis, direct liquefaction and / or hybrid options, and selection of a preferred option for monetising Elimatta coal resources by production of diesel.  Indirect coal liquefaction was selected for the base case for this concept study. 

The scope for the second part of the study included developing the ICL concept design, including capital and operating cost estimates, estimating the CO2 produced and developing a concept for collection, compression and transmission to a nominated location for geo-sequestration, evaluating alternative product distribution networks and providing a preliminary project development plan leading to commercialisation.

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