Hi Don,
From what I've learned thus far, various forms of GTL have existed for years, but various companies are making new strides in improving the technology and making it more cost-effective. What these companies are currently achieving paves the way for widespread use, effectively doubling or tripling our liquid fuel supplies. Companies "refining" the technology include Shell, Exxon, RNTK, Sasol, and Syntroleum. RNTK and Syntroleum, in particular, are developing some interesting approaches.
Somebody on the Sasol thread gave me a pretty good synopsis of where everybody is at.
exchange2000.com
The thing that really interests me, though, is that I'm aware of a company that has a process of "cleaning" natural gas (separating out the unwanted gases). This can significantly improve the performance of these processes. Unfortunately, the company is private so there is no stock play in them directly, but it could potentially help GTL become a widely-accepted method of saving our precious resources.
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