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| − | Oil shale is a class of [[sedimentary rock]] (not necessarily [[shale]]) that contains significant amounts of Kerogen, a waxy substance from which [[oil]] can be obtained through a process called pyrolysis. The worldwide oil reserves contained in oil shale are estimated to be in the region of three trillion barrels | + | Oil shale is a class of [[sedimentary rock]] (not necessarily [[shale]]) that contains significant amounts of Kerogen, a waxy substance from which [[oil]] can be obtained through a process called pyrolysis. The worldwide oil reserves contained in oil shale are estimated to be in the region of three trillion barrels [http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/archive/aeo06/pdf/0383(2006).pdf], but obtaining this oil is both economically and environmentally expensive - a problem that has limited its use to date <ref name=aeo2006> |
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Revision as of 18:55, July 16, 2008
Oil shale is a class of sedimentary rock (not necessarily shale) that contains significant amounts of Kerogen, a waxy substance from which oil can be obtained through a process called pyrolysis. The worldwide oil reserves contained in oil shale are estimated to be in the region of three trillion barrels [1], but obtaining this oil is both economically and environmentally expensive - a problem that has limited its use to date [1].
- ↑ World Energy Council, Annual Energy Outlook 2006, Energy Information Administration, February 2006. (web)