The GTL facility will employ the proprietary Sasol Slurry Phase Distillate (SPD) process to annually produce in the order of 1.3 million tons of products such as GTL Diesel, GTL Kerosene, GTL Naphtha and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

The project now moves into the feasibility phase which will be overseen by a joint venture company to be formed between the three partners.

Uzbekistan contains large amounts of natural gas reserves but is constrained by the lack of available natural gas transport infrastructure, according to the US Energy Information Administration.