(mineral resource or oil and gas in place)
1Offshore oil and gas in California — All oil drilling into the South Ellwood Offshore field takes place from Platform Holly, about two miles (3 km) offshore in state waters …
2oil shale — Geol. a black or dark brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation. [1870 75] * * * Any fine grained sedimentary rock that contains solid organic matter (kerogen) and yields significant… …
3Oil shale extraction — is an industrial process in which kerogen mdash;a mixture of organic chemical compounds (including hydrocarbons) found in oil shale mdash;is converted into synthetic crude oil through pyrolysis. In pyrolysis, oil shale is heated in the absence of …
4Mineral industry of Russia — Russia is one of the world’s leading mineral producing countries and accounts for a large percentage of the CIS’s production of a range of mineral products, including metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels. In 2005, Russia ranked among… …
5Oil shale — For the scientific technical journal, see Oil Shale (journal). Not to be confused with Shale oil or Tight oil. Oil shale Sedimentary Rock Combustion of oil shale Composition …
6Resource depletion — For other uses, see Depletion (disambiguation). Resource depletion is an economic term referring to the exhaustion of raw materials within a region. Resources are commonly divided between renewable resources and non renewable resources. (See also …
7Oil exploration in Puntland — Somalia This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Somalia Transitional Federal Charter E …
8Mineral exploration — is the process of finding ore (commercially viable concentrations of minerals) to mine. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organized and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of… …
9Oil shale in China — is an important source of unconventional oil. A total Chinese oil shale resource amounts of 720 billion tonnes, located in 80 deposits of 47 oil shale basins. This is equal to 48 billion tonnes of shale oil.[1] At the same… …
10Mineral industry of Africa — The mineral industry of Africa is one of the largest mineral industries in the world. Africa is the second biggest continent, with 30 million km² of land, which implies large quantities of resources. For many African countries, mineral… …
