Qatar’s 32,400 b/d-capacity Oryx GTL plant “is currently in shutdown, which will continue for an extended period,” Fleetwood Grobler, CEO of QP’s JV partner Sasol disclosed alongside his firm’s latest results last week.
Sasol expects average utilization rates of just 55-60% for the year to 30 June 2020. Given that Oryx operated at 98% for 2H19, this implies the equivalent of just 30 days of full operations in 1H 2020. (CONTINUED - 133 WORDS)