DOHA – The World GTL Congress will gather government officials and leading gas experts in Doha Jan. 13-15, 2013 at the St Regis Hotel under the patronage of Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP). The congress is being organized with QP as the host organization, and Shell and Oryx GTL as the host and lead sponsors, respectively. The World GTL Congress will highlight Qatar's drive to pioneer the continued development of the gas-to-liquids (GTL) industry for producing cleaner and more environmentally-friendly products. Qatar is not only the global GTL energy leader, but it is also home to the world's largest commercial GTL plant. – SG