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S. African firm to visit Montana to consider coal-to-fuel project, A $5B plant could employ 2,000 people

Some executives from Sasol Ltd., a South African oil and gas company, will visit Montana this weekend as they consider whether to build a $5 billion coal-conversion plant here that could employ 2,000 people, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Wednesday.

Gov. Brian Schweitzer said later he will take the officials on a flight Sunday to show them the vast coal holdings in southeastern Montana, including the state-owned Otter Creek tracts.

Rehberg, a Republican, said he has lined up meetings for Sasol officials with some key House members in Washington, D.C., after they have visited Montana.

Passage of the federal energy bill this summer makes a project like this one a possibility because of tax incentives and loan guarantees, Rehberg said.

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON – IR State Bureau

Full Story: http://helenair.com/articles/2005/09/15/montana/a10091505_03.txt

Coal rush – Montana Gov. Schweitzer’s plan to convert coal to gas http://www.matr.net/article-15964.html

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