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Pearl GTL
Construction of the world's largest gas to liquids (GTL) plant, Pearl GTL in Qatar, is a major step towards meeting the world’s growing demand for cleaner energy. Discover the project and the people involved.
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Pearl GTL - an overview
Building the world's largest gas to liquids plant.
Gas to liquids (GTL) products
Discover more about our range of gas to liquids products made from natural gas.
Gas to liquids (GTL) processes
Discover the processes at Pearl GTL. Explore the animation.
Sulphur products
Shell has developed several promising new uses for sulphur, a by-product of gas production.
Catalysts
Catalysts speed up chemical reactions and are vital in converting natural gas to liquid fuels and other products at Pearl GTL.
Cutting drilling time
Shell delivered wells in record times in Qatar’s North Field.
Producing water in the desert
Pearl GTL will produce water as a by-product, a resource hard to come by in Qatar’s desert climate.
Housing thousands of workers
More than 40,000 people housed in a specially-built town are constructing Pearl GTL.
Story of Shell GTL
We have been researching how to produce liquid transport fuels from sources other than oil for over 30 years.
Video library
Meet our people at the Pearl GTL project and hear them talk about their work in these short video clips.