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Shale oil
Slow-flowing, dark brown, heavy oil obtained when kerogen in oil shale is vaporized at high temperatures and then condensed. Shale oil can be refined to yield gasoline, heating oil, and other petroleum products. See kerogen, oil shale. (source: EPA) Background from Wikipedia Oil shale is a general term applied to a group of rocks rich enough in organic material (called kerogen) to yield petroleum upon distillation. The kerogen in oil shale can be converted to oil through the chemical process of pyrolysis. During pyrolysis the oil shale is heated to 445-500 °C in the absence of air and the kerogen is converted to oil and separated out, a process called "retorting". Recent developments in Israel may allow for procesing at lower temperatures (see "Mining" below). Oil shale has also been burnt directly as a low-grade fuel. The United States Energy Information Administration estimates the world supply of oil shale at 2.6 trillion barrels of recoverable oil, 1.0-1.2 trillion barrels of which are in the United States [1]. Estonia, Russia, Brazil, and China currently mine oil shale, however production is declining due to economic and environmental factors. Rocky Mountain News,...and ferns 2000 feet underground to convert them to crude oil, Boak said at the conference, a shale oil symposium that's been held for the past 27 years. Shale bonanza stalled by subterranean rivers - Oct 17, 2007 Edmonton Journal,US Energy Department's future oil and gas program, said at the industry conference, a shale-oil symposium that's being held this week for its 27th year. Oil shale task force pushes development - Oct 9, 2007 Grand Junction Sentinel,...until more information is available could inhibit industry investment and delay the availability of shale oil for a decade or more, the report says. Galaxy digs in for shot of green power - Sep 30, 2007 The Australian,By coincidence, merchant banker Chris Ryan is a floor below and he is now executive chairman of a new IPO based there, Queensland Shale Oil. PetroChina to invest $1.3 bln in new energy by 2010 - Oct 2, 2007 Xinhua,The oil giant's business on new energy sources covers non-conventional energy including coal-bed methane, oil shale, oil sands and renewable energy such as The missing conversation on renewable energy - Oct 12, 2007 Tallahassee Democrat,Instead, we were treated to a full hour of oil, more oil, Canadian shale oil, Tyson chicken-fat oil and more oil. Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea. Study of shale's impacts due out in December - Oct 15, 2007 Grand Junction Sentinel,By BOBBY MAGILL The Daily Sentinel GOLDEN — A draft of a federal study looking at the environmental impacts of commercial oil shale development in northwest Shell Gets Viscous with Tatneft - Sep 25, 2007 Kommersant,On Thursday, Tatneft plans to sign an agreement with Shell forming a joint venture to develop shale oil deposits in Tatarstan. There are 12 such deposits Letters: Letters against wind, solar power riddled with errors - Oct 19, 2007 Appleton Post Crescent,...than all known crude-oil reserves in the world, and there are an estimated 2.9 trillion to 3.3 trillion barrels of "shale oil" as yet almost untouched. PetroChina to invest RMB10 bln for expansion - Oct 3, 2007 China Knowledge Online,Its business in new resources includes unusual resources, such as coal-bed gas, fuel ethanol, shale oil and oil-sand oil, as well as renewable resources, Roan Plateau gas could be worth billions - Oct 17, 2007 Summit Daily News,BY AP DENVER - Natural gas drilling on Colorado's Roan Plateau could mean as much as $1 billion for Colorado state government within a year, according to a QualityStocks.net "Top Movers and Shakers" for 10/18/2007 - Oct 18, 2007 TransWorldNews (press release),Samson Oil & Gas holds 37.5% working interests in Amber Field SE located in Oklahoma; and 55% interests in Baxter Shale Oil project, 100% interest in Forget Your Silver Bullet - Oct 4, 2007 EV World (subscription),The Task Force sees the rationale for encouraging the development of tar sands, shale oil, heavy crude, coal-to-liquid and EOR using captured CO2 being Peak Moment For Peak Oil In Queensland - Oct 16, 2007 CounterCurrents.org,...and the serious technical, thermodynamic and environmental limitations of coal gasification and liquefaction, geo-sequestration and shale oil. Carrizo Oil & Gas "outperform," target price raised - Sep 26, 2007 newratings.comNEW YORK, September 26 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets maintain their "outperform" rating on Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc (CRZO.NAS). Continuing volatile oil prices forecast, but dim future for coal ... - Oct 4, 2007 Mineweb,Tar sands and shale oil are possible, but they're also expensive. How far and fast energy prices will rise is uncertain, but the direction seems all too US Energy Systems, Inc. Provides - Oct 2, 2007 Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),...financing and management of greenfield facilities and acquisitions, and the development of new technology, including heavy oil extraction, shale oil, Lamar University’s Jack Hopper, Don Cotten gain new roles - Oct 8, 2007 Lamar University,...four US patents and has more than 90 publications and presentations in a variety of fields, including shale oil retorting and pollution prevention. Versatile engineer and cultivator of innovation to receive honors - Sep 26, 2007 EurekAlert (press release),...for federal and state agencies on subjects ranging from coal gasification and liquid-fuel production from coal and shale oil to waste incineration. HEALTH & SCIENCE: Getting blood from a stone - 18 Aug 2007 Santa Fe New Mexican.com,The challenge is to overcome obstacles of the past that caused other companies to give up on oil shale. Oil shale is hard to reach because a hydrocarbon Energy-hungry Turkey drilling for more oil - Aug 14, 2007 Journal of Turkish Weekly,Shale oil constitutes Turkey’s second largest solid fossil fuel reserve after lignite, and total reserves are estimated to be about 5 billion tons. US Oil Shale Market Potential - Aug 7, 2007 PRMinds (press release),Aggressive R&D is needed to discover and advance new approaches to recovering and producing shale oil. This will require a significant investment in US Department of Energy Report Lists Imperial Petroleum Recovery ... - Aug 14, 2007 Business Wire (press release),DAYTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A small Texas company with a big technology patent has landed on an exclusive list of companies with technology for Perspectives on Peak Natural Resources - Aug 16, 2007 Resource Investor,...and producing shale oil in the western US are the key to pushing off the peak petroleum oil crisis described above into the indefinite future, Analysis: Oil from shale could meet need - Jul 20, 2007 Earthtimes.orgBoth Raytheon and GRC say their technologies use one barrel of oil's worth of energy to produce 4.5 barrels of shale oil compared to one barrel for 3.5 A Roadmap To North American Oil Self-Sufficiency - Jul 23, 2007 Nickle's Energy Group,Exxon Mobil and Chevron Shale Oil Co. have applied for the 160-acre leases and both were key players in the oil shale boom of the late '70s and early '80s. It's in our best interests - Aug 5, 2007 Trenton Times,Shale-oil deposits are enor mous. The Department of the Interior estimates that as much as 800 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from shale in Increasing America's Domestic Fuel Supply Brief Analysis - Aug 2, 2007 National Center for Policy Analysis,In addition to ethanol, though rarely discussed, the United States has abundant reserves of coal, shale oil and conventional oil. Reducing oil imports will Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Announces Record Production, Revenue and ... - Aug 8, 2007 CNNMoney.comHOUSTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. today reported the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2007, INTERVIEW: Dr. Johann Wingard On Synthetic Fuels and Energy Crisis - Jul 31, 2007 Global Politician,I agree with physicist David Goodstein who said that fusion and shale oil are the energy sources of the future – “…and will always be. Marina bid deadline approaches - Aug 6, 2007 Minot Daily News,Much of Dorgan’s optimism comes from studies being done on the Bakken Shale oil deposits that stretch from eastern Montana to western North Dakota. Rimrock Energy Receives $250 Million Equity Commitment - Aug 15, 2007 Business Wire (press release),DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rimrock Energy, LLC (“Rimrockâ€? or the “Companyâ€?), a private oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, today announced Boss Energy to list following A$3.5m IPO - Jul 24, 2007 Mineweb,...listing planned a significant drilling program to upgrade the resource at the project and determine recovery rates of shale oil from the bulk sample. Big oil's management slips - Aug 13, 2007 Roanoke Times,Incidentally, whatever happened to shale oil becoming profitable at $60 a barrel? Lost in the shuffle, wasn't it? Lost ideas are common in the oil industry The Bank of New York Mellon Appointed Depositary Bank by TomCo ... - Aug 10, 2007 CNNMoney.comThe company also owns leases on approximately 3000 acres of shale oil holdings in Utah, estimated by SRK (an independent firm of mining consultants) to Infinity Reports Second Quarter Operating Results - Aug 9, 2007 Earthtimes.orgDENVER, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. announced today its results of operations for the three and six months ended June Lots of energy, shortage of policy - Jul 21, 2007 Canada.com,Aid for shale oil, help for clean-coal technology, programs to "moderate demand," R&D funding, and support for carbon sequestration are among the proposals. Big Oil Reports: Winners And Losers - Aug 1, 2007 Seeking Alpha,High oil prices mean alternative production [think Canada Oil Sands or even investment in Shale Oil], alternative energy, (wind farms, geothermal and solar) Big Oil as enemy, and other myths - Jul 30, 2007 Fort Worth Star Telegram,...reserves (such as shale oil, tar sands and natural gas) whose exploitation demands more expensive technology and necessary environmental protections. Global oil demand to require new sources - Jul 27, 2007 Business Edge,...such as ethanol and biodiesel, liquefied coal and unconventional crude oil sources such as oil from tarsands, ultra deep-water areas and shale oil. Mideast has 61.5% of global oil reserves - Jul 23, 2007 IranOilGas.com (subscription),The region topped production with 31.2 per cent of world total output inclusive of crude and shale oil, sands oil and NGLs,â€? explained Mark Finley, The House Energy Bill: As Anti-Energy As the Senate Version - Aug 1, 2007 Heritage.org,The bill would also slow efforts to develop shale oil, a potential long-term substitute for petroleum for which test projects are underway. Precious Metals, Commodities and The Innovation Threat - Jul 31, 2007 Seeking Alpha,...high) oil prices have made it attractive to invest in alternative fuels and alternative sources of crude, such as oil sands, shale oil and more. Baltics warm to renewable energy - Jul 25, 2007 Baltic Times,He points to the vast quantities of local peat, straw, wood scrap, and Estonia’s shale oil, and queries as to “where is all the peat energy shipped away to? PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT UNVEILED - Aug 13, 2007 Flight InternationalFuel Research Laboratory is studying the conversion of energy sources such as coal, natural gas, biomass and shale oil into alternatives to jet fuel. Santos gets cynics going - Jul 20, 2007 Courier Mail,...billion and the multibillion-dollar Stuart shale oil project also fell over, though studies to reinvigorate it one day continue under its new US owners. Can Royal Dutch Shell's Shale Extraction Technique End 'Peak Oil ... - Apr 10, 2007 Seeking Alpha,A) have applied for a patent on a new method of extracting shale oil cheaply and cleanly. (As an interesting side note, it is the largest patent application Verleger: Natural Gas Cartel Could Emerge in Future, But Not Now - Apr 10, 2007 Council on Foreign Relations,President Richard Nixon also had proposed developing shale oil here, and they’re talking about it again. If they can make the shale work, there’s more shale Westside Energy Announces an Amendment to the Hill County Joint ... - Apr 12, 2007 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),DALLAS, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westside Energy Corporation , an oil and gas company with operations focused on the acquisition, exploration, Jordan commissions feasibility study for oil shale reserves - Mar 15, 2007 DailyIndia.com,The study will be completed in two years, after which, if results are favourable Petrobas will be asked to develop and exploit the shale oil reserves. Oil chief calls for emissions caps - Apr 11, 2007 Chicago Tribune,The company budgeted $150 million for alternatives such as ethanol and unconventional energy sources like shale oil, he said. QER stirs again - Apr 1, 2007 Courier Mail,Sandefer believes that high oil prices, and more importantly declining global supply, will one day bring shale oil into its own. Shell mum on land deals in west Colo. - Mar 15, 2007 Denver Post,The basins of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are estimated to contain 800 billion barrels of recoverable shale oil - more than triple Saudi Arabia's oil ReoStar Energy Corp. Announces Increase in Production and Latest ... - Mar 27, 2007 American Digital Networks (press release),...(OTCBB: REOS) is announcing several updates on its Barnett Shale oil and gas well operations, located in Cooke County, Texas. ReoStar Energy Corp. ReoStar Energy Corp. Announces Increase In Production And - Mar 27, 2007 Oil and Gas Online (press release),Fort Worth, TX - ReoStar Energy Corp. is announced several updates on its Barnett Shale oil and gas well operations, located in Cooke County, Texas. Global Resource Corp Chief Engineer Featured in Exclusive ... - Mar 28, 2007 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),NEW YORK, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 27, Hawk Hogan, Chief Engineer for Global Resource Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: GBRC) updated the investment Full Text - Mar 15, 2007 Science Magazine (subscription)Shale oil, electric cars, and hydrogen fuel cells have all at one time or another had their 15 minutes of fame. But all have failed to make a dent in US China promises major investments in Jordan - Apr 2, 2007 Middle East North Africa Financial Network,...field of informational technology as well as lending technical expertise to exploit the country's shale oil reserves as an alternative energy source. Sharing Perspectives on the Global Petrochemical Industry - Mar 23, 2007 WebWire (press release),If we add estimated “frontierâ€? resources such as heavy oil and shale oil, this recoverable volume rises to more than 4 trillion barrels. 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