Sasol and the Liquid Coal Revolution

Coal liquefaction would also help America wean itself from foreign oil imports. The United States has the world’s largest coal reserves with an estimated 268 billion recoverable tons. Converting just 5 percent of the U.S. coal reserves to Fisher-Tropsch fuels would equate to the existing U.S. crude reserves of 29 billion barrels. America could virtually double its domestic motor fuel supply without drilling a single well or building a new refinery.

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