Oxford Catalysts Share Discussion Threads

[phsycho] 14/1/2013 14:37

Yep agreed Roger. 2 year view here.

[rogerbridge] 14/1/2013 14:22

I like nice and quiet threads. No pump and dump here, just solid prospects.

[gac141] 14/1/2013 14:20

Wait until the first orders come in- Then you'll see a price hike! Patience has been rewarded here.

[haydock] 14/1/2013 14:11

Amazing, sp, about to hit £2 & the bb. is dead.

The input since i joined a few months ago has been spot on.

I have to say though that i am suprised & delighted that the herd have not arrived.
Just goes to show that to invest in a technical share perhaps you still need to do some research.

May just be the fact that the mkts are basically dead at the moment.

The share investor in the Sat Telegraph commented that at a posh New year dinner party for the well healed nobody mentioned shares.

Sign of the times, it will all change soon

[someuwin] 14/1/2013 13:50

Added more of these to the SIPP today.

[wes1] 14/1/2013 10:40

Calumet are due to give a "final decision" on whether to proceed with their GTL order in H1 2013. If they say Yes then it will mean revenues to OCG of $10 million during 2013 and 2014 and over $30 million during first 20 years of plant operation.

It will also mean that they will be the first customer of the Modular GTL concept.

All the modules are the same standard size of 13.5ft wide x 12ft high x 40ft long.This is for ease and speed of repeat fabrication, and for shipping worldwide.

By linking up 40 individual 125 b/d reactors, a capacity of 5000 b/d can be achieved with a natural gas feed rate of approximately 50 million cu ft/day.


It takes a day to turn around a modular reactor whilst a conventional reactor can take up to two or three weeks. Also when Mourik replace the catalyst, the inspection service SGS will be on site to certify that the reactors are fit to go back into service.

Cobalt-based catalysts are standard in the GTL industry but each company formulates its products differently to achieve the desired product slate and, hopefully, to increase output. OCG reconfigured the crystal structure of theirs catalyst to boost the activity level by more than 12 times other F-T catalysts,

There is a glut of gas just now and the gas producers around the Marcellus field are watching this modular GTL plant with interest – actually, more than looking, there are several undergoing preliminary design at the moment, and others might be in the works to turn Marcellus Shale gas into liquid transportation fuels or feedstock for the chemical industry.

Calumet intend to use the GTL products as feedstock for the production of ultra-high quality speciality products such as cosmetics, lubricating oils, solvents, waxes , petroleum jelly, creams, tonics, lotions, coating on paper cups, chewing gum base etc of which, they have over 1500 lines.

If they want to improve and expand their product range maybe they should have a word with Mark, if they haven't already -
"microchannel emulsification technology can be used to produce emulsions made up of smaller droplets, resulting in higher quality emulsion-based products and faster product development."

[count chris] 14/1/2013 09:49

Here's a bit from a post I made ages ago (831) re flaring which no one seems to talk about but surely has massive potential for OCG remembering that one of its key innovations is the possibility of small scale deployment.

"A single reactor is 25bpd / 225,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Wikipedia tells me that 5300000000000 cubic feet of gas are flared a year. Which I reckon is enough to keep over 64.5k reactors busy. Obviously I'm not saying we will ever get 100% of that or anything close but is it so hard to imagine various governments banning flaring in the coming years? Will it still be the norm in 10 years?"

[lesable] 14/1/2013 08:13

flying start today!!!!

[gac141] 12/1/2013 10:36

Top share picks to buck market weakness

Top of the list - Oxford Catalysts

James Henderson, manager at the Henderson Opportunities (HOT) and Lowland (LWI) investment trusts - Oxford Catalysts (OCG) This group's technology is all about turning gas into liquid fuel. If the technology was more widely adopted, there would be much less waste, and it is more environmentally friendly. It is an exciting company that has taken a long time to get where it is. I hold it in all of my funds.

[asterix96] 11/1/2013 16:28

Correct. Density of Diesel is 0.832 at 15 Degrees Celsius

[arf dysg] 11/1/2013 15:58

Yes, I'm imagining diesel is about 0.8 x density of water, so 150 litres is roughly 125 kg (sort of) hence my "eight barrels per tonne" rough calculation.

[asterix96] 11/1/2013 15:16

You can't mix Weight and Volume without a density or Specific Gravity to do the calculation. One cubic Metre of fresh water (1000 Litres) will weigh exactly one tonne. One cubic Metre of Naphtha will be approximately 0.665 tonnes, much lighter then water.

[piadda] 11/1/2013 15:10

158 litres in an oil barrel.

[arf dysg] 11/1/2013 15:00

That looks like 2 x 50,000 = 100,000 tonnes of fuel/naphtha

From the above figures (Wes1), I calculate that 1,100 bpd is 400,000 barrels per year which means 8 barrels weigh a tonne. That's about 150 litres per barrel. Is that right?

[joan of arc] 11/1/2013 14:53

If you get confused over more than 2 zeros I would give up investing and hand it all over to a fund manager.

[wes1] 11/1/2013 14:14

lol any more than two zeros and I get confused
best to ask the co behind this site

"It will convert 500,000 tonnes per annum of London's waste, destined for landfill, into 50,000 tonnes (~1,100 bpd) of sustainable low carbon jet fuel, and 50,000 tonnes (~1,100 bpd) of ultra-low sulphur FT diesel and green naphtha, as well as renewable power"

[jdb2005] 11/1/2013 13:23

Thanks Wes - Think OCG needs to recruit xxx additional staff to support all these GTL projects under consideration, although reading up on the company's prospects I see they have great third parties involved from planning, construction of modular units to installation on site/ships and commissioning etc.

[wes1] 11/1/2013 11:55

(As it happens there is another project, so far under wraps which has been delayed by a few months)

I got in a bit of a pickle writing this so deleted it and started again.

The Landfill Tax for London currently stands £64 per tonne - but only until April -, then it will be going up to £76 per tonne. A year after that it will go up to £84 per tonne.

Every year the GreenSky London Project will accommodate 500,000 tons of waste that was destined for landfill – that will be 80 lorry loads a day – a nice little earner.

Two of the largest waste transport firms in London have already been selected. The waste will be fed via archimedean screw feeders into Solena's patented plasma chamber where, at 5000 degrees Centigrade, syngas will be produced.

Second stage of the process is the conversion by the OCG system of the syngas into 50,000 tonnes (~1,100 bpd) of sustainable low carbon jet fuel, and 50,000 tonnes (~1,100 bpd) of ultra-low sulphur FT diesel and green naphtha, as well as green electricity for the plant's own power needs with the excess being returned to the grid - a closed circle.

Even that will only be 2% of BA's annual requirement.

Once this first unit is up and running smoothly, other units will be following on a global basis. Everything is designed to be constructed in a modular fashion (a big plus point for OCG) it should all be straightforward.

Lynchpin of the whole operation is Solena Fuels.

In this instance their lead partner/co-developer/customer is British Airways. Solena charged Fluor with the task of finding "best of breed" for every aspect of the project – Fluor selected OCG for the FT process.

Selena have already declared an intention to use OCG in all future BTL projects with airlines and shipping companies worldwide.

Each unit that OCG is involved in will mean revenues in excess of $30 million (during the construction phase), and additional on-going revenues of more than $50 million over the first fifteen years of the plant's operation.

The spent catalyst needs replacing every two to five years so there will be a regular income stream - another nice litle earner.

The following are signed up to the Solena system –
Quantas, American Airlines, Luthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Allitalia, Jet Blue, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Fedex, US Airways, Air Canada,Maerske, Polish Airlines.

[gac141] 11/1/2013 11:29

Make that a very good 2013. Been in OCG for 6 years and they are now coming good.
Plenty to keep the interest here.

[jdb2005] 11/1/2013 11:12

180p - can it clear this hurdle today ??
Think the video & reports of OCG lining up deals in US, Far East, BRICs & even Russia suggests company is on track for a good 2013.

[gac141] 11/1/2013 10:57

This is powering on... Maybe we are due some Great news soon. Certainly Roy said we should see something early 2013.

[wes1] 11/1/2013 09:34

very trusting -