CUTTING-EDGE technology that could increase the value of crude oil is to be trialled in the region.
CompactGTL, a specialist gasto- liquids company which focuses on oilfield developments, is creating a testing plant at The Wilton Centre, Redcar, east Cleveland. The prototype plant will convert natural gas into synthetic crude oil, which can be reused by being mixed with conventional crude oil.
Peter Riches, chief executive of Oxfordshire-based CompactGTL, said: "The prototype plant we are locating at The Wilton Centre plays a vital role in the development of our business this year."
About ten jobs will be created initially, with Teesside recruitment group Techconsult appointed to supply the team.
Managing director Steve Guest said: "We believe there is work for people who have learned their skills in North-East industry and the announcement by Compact- GTL confirms that."
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