Sasol Scraps Plans For Gas-To-Liquids Plant

Low oil prices and a volatile market are prompting a South African energy and chemical company to drop plans for an $11 billion to $14 billion U.S. plant to convert natural gas to liquid fuels and to pull out of Canadian shale.

Janet McConnaughey, The Associated Press
Nov 29, 2017
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