Sasol , which already operates smaller GTL plants in South Africa and Qatar , expects its Louisiana-based facility to produce at least 96,000 barrels per day , creating 1,200 permanent jobs in the following years . American energy giant non-U.S. building a gas-to-liquids plant in Sasol . The technology will help it convert natural gas to transportation fuels . Project is two of the biggest investments from a Sasol company in American history . Critics warn the technology is not commercially viable if cost of the gas rises to the price of oil .
American energy giant non-U.S. building a gas-to-liquids plant in Sasol . The technology will help it convert natural gas to transportation fuels . Project is two of the biggest investments from a Sasol company in American history . Critics warn the technology is not commercially viable if cost of the gas rises to the price of oil .