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1Oil shale economics — deals with the economic feasibility of oil shale extraction and processing. The economic feasibility of oil shale is highly dependent on the price of conventional oil, and the assumption that the price will remain at a certain level for some time …
2Oil shale in Morocco — represents a significant potential resource. The ten known oil shale deposits in Morocco contain over 53.381 billion barrels (8.4869×10^9 m3) of shale oil. Although Moroccan oil shale has been studied since the 1930s and several pilot plants …
3Oil shale in Jordan — represents a significant resource. Oil shale deposits in Jordan underlie more than 60% of Jordanian territory, with the total resources estimated at 40 to 70 billion tonnes of oil shale.[1] The deposits include a high quality marinite oil… …
4Oil shale reserves — refers to oil shale resources that are recoverable under given economic restraints and technological abilities. Oil shale deposits range from small presently non economic occurrences to large presently commercially exploitable reserves. Defining… …
5Oil 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 …
6Oil 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… …
7Oil shale in Serbia — is a large, but undeveloped energy resource. Serbia is estimated to have a total resource of 4.81 billion tonnes of oil shale, with up to 3.6 billion tonnes of recoverable reserves, all concentrated within the Aleksinac, Vranje,… …
8Oil shale in Israel — is widespread but an undeveloped resource, largely because of economic and technological constraints. Israeli oil shales belong to the group of Upper Cretaceous marinites. Although oil shale deposits may lie under as much as 15% of the country,… …
9Oil shale in Belarus — is a large, but undeveloped energy resource.[1] Belarus is estimated to contain 8.8 billion tonnes of oil shale, with up to 3.6 billion tonnes of recoverable reserves, all concentrated within the Pripyat Shale Basin, occupying western Homiel,… …
10Oil 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 …
