South African oil and gas company Sasol Ltd. tells governor Montana is promising as site for new synfuel plant

One of the energy companies Gov. Brian Schweitzer is courting to build a coal-to-fuel plant in Montana says the company is still evaluating possible sites, but that Montana has "tremendous potential."

In a letter to Schweitzer, Michael Hayes, governmental affairs manager with the South African oil and gas company Sasol Ltd., said major factors in determining where it may eventually build a plant include a reliable source of coal and the ability to get plans through the regulatory process. Other factors include a transportation infrastructure capable of shipping the coal and fuel, and a community that provides Sasol employees a good quality of life, he said.

"Clearly Montana is a great state with tremendous potential in many areas, and we appreciate your display of some of that potential," Hayes wrote Schweitzer in a letter dated last week.

By MATT GOURAS of the Associated Press

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