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<br />TABLE 1.-World shale oil reseM.'e8
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<br /> 01] ronte-nt Oil COntent
<br /> Country Country
<br /> ,M,'tric Bll.rt('ls .\Ietrh: Bllrrels
<br /> tOllS rons
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<br />AlI~lralifl. !l.nd T J.~nJan\a___ "" "" Madll1!;l\SCUT_________ -------- 30 2c
<br />H!;'lghlll 0)111:0__ ..--------- 15,011(1 IIIJ,fl()t1 !\lanchuria...________ ----.-- 30
<br />Brl\?il.____. ------ ---------- 5U.(J()l) 3H,COO RI15~i.~_ _ _____ --.----------" 1,1))(1 6,~
<br />Bulllflf"ill_____.__._____________ ,) '" SC<.lthmd "_______B 00
<br />Hllrmalln<1 Th;\i1nnu_________ 2, .~oo 1;,200 South Africa ---------------- ,\ ,
<br />Callada___..__________ ------- .~.lJ(l{j 34,000 SPilln__ ______ ----------- -- <0 301
<br />Chm:L___________. -------.- -tlln :.l,ROn Sw("lcn. _ ____________________ 41fJ 2,811(
<br />Ellg\.\ndnn_______ ----- :2nn 1.40U Unll,-d f:l.t;Ltes_______.________ 90.000 6IS,3ll(
<br />F.1'tonill.m_______________ 1.,';1.111 1O.:iflO I Yo,,,),,',_ -- _ -------- _ _ _ _ _ __1--""- u
<br />Fr[l.nl'e_._____________________ 21Jl) 1.401.)
<br />Oernmny_____________ ------- ~OlJ 2.(0') Totill n's~n'c~ ut>oIlL___ ]72,000 1,2(10,
<br />It,]ly________ ------------ !>,O'll) 34. I)'~l
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<br />Source: S~-enska ,.,ki!!croljf.' A,B,
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<br />The estimates by Svenska Skifferolje are very consernltive~ Slllce
<br />many of the larger de-posits have been inadequately suryeyed. As
<br />more information becomes available, these resen"es will increase. For
<br />instance, U.S. reserves alune nOW are estinutted at 1.5 trillion barrels,
<br />or ahout 200 billion metric tons (1~)). It. seems within reason th:lt.
<br />the 'World's recoYf'-l'able shale-oil l'eser,-es may ultimately prm-e to be
<br />in excess of 1)00 billion metric tons, or over 4: trillion barrels.
<br />For comparison, the. table helow giyes recent. petroleum J'e~elTe. est.i.
<br />mates for the United States and for the world as a whole.
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<br />TABLE 2.-Pelroleum T('8cniC eali>>wtes
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<br />United I \\"orltl
<br />States
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<br />Proved r~Sf'n-es, HI59______________ .___________________ ______________________
<br />Vllimll.le future proullclioD_______________.________. __________________________._
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<br />SlIur{'('. Oil and Gas Journal (38), Chase J\lllIlhaltan B!lllk (11). Wallace Pratt (41)_
<br />II istorical ..ketch
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<br />Throughout t.he world, shaIe. oil has been produeed when petroleum
<br />has been scarce or expensive. In fact., shale oil predates the discoyery
<br />of petrolenm~ und shale indust,ries haf'e operated in Europe for more
<br />than 100 years.
<br />Fur t.he past 50 years or so, owing- to the abund.ance of low-cost
<br />pet.roleum, shale oil ha.."i been relat.ivel)" unimportant except in special
<br />circumstances. Howeyer, during 'Vorld 'Val' II, shale oil supplied
<br />eritically needed fuels for Japan, Sweden, Australia, and other CO\ffi-
<br />tries cut. oft' from their normal source of oil.
<br />Slmle oil has ne\'er been of great impmiance in the United States,
<br />despite our large reserYl.:'s. Small quant.it.ies of oil were distilled from
<br />cannel coal and oil shale in the Appalachian region early in the history
<br />of our country, but shale oil has neyer be-en produced commercially
<br />from 0111' western shales.
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