Great Plains: status of the Great Plains coal gasification project

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6168199

Updated information is presented on the Great Plains coal gasification project in North Dakota following the default of a $1.54 billion federal loan by the project sponsors. This report includes updated information obtained through October 31, 1985, on the loan default, Great Plains loan and gas pricing formula, legal matters and agreements, the Department of Energy's options and actions, Great Plains operations, and socioeconomic issues. The new information highlights changes in the gas pricing calculations; the Department's action to pay off the defaulted loan; legal action concerning gas purchase agreements; the project sponsors' proposed settlement; September revenue, expense, and production data; coal lease payments; capital improvement projects; plant by-products; and the final results of a North Dakota task force study of the potential socioeconomic impact if the plant closes.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
• OSTI ID: 6168199
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-86-49FS; ON: TI86900610
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010404 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Gasification
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Lignite
& Peat-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS
CONSTRUCTION
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCING
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LOAN GUARANTEES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH DAKOTA
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SYNTHETIC FUELS INDUSTRY
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA