Muhammad-Bin-Qasim
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Fuel oil (diesel and petrol) can be made from coal.
In South Africa 30% of all fuel needed is made indigenously from coal.
South African firms are leaders in this field, a large plant was made by them in China.
The problem is partly economic, it is only financially feasible if the price of oil is above $35 per barrel, ( currently its in the $70's ).
Since fuel/oil is one of the country's biggest imports, it would make sense to explore this avenue.
My two cents.
Many thanks...
Is it because a barrel of oil produced from this method costs about 35 dollars? (I cant remember the name for this process... the Germans used it a lot in WWII btw)...