Korea Gas to test clean fuel before building Saudi plant
Saudi Arabia: 2009-11-10 09:58:16
State utility Korea Gas has said it plans to test market a low-cost clean cooking fuel derived from natural gas and coal in South Korea before signing a final agreement to build a plant a $342m in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg has reported. The new fuel is a blend of dimethyl ether, commonly used in spray cans, and liquefied petroleum gas. The company had signed a preliminary agreement with the Saudi Arabian government on November 1 to build a 300,000 tonne-a-year plant in Jubail by 2013.
