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Originally Posted by jebe
id like to hear an experts opinion from lithuania and or isreal about our shale deposit. those two countries have long lived resource plays of it.
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I'm no expert from Lithuania or Israel but I can read and have a fair knowledge of the oil industry...first off, you are comparing apples to oranges...in Lithuania, er Estonia...they use an ex situ process because their oil shale is surface mined, whereas here in the US due to the depth we would need to use an in situ process which is still in the development phase furthermore...
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Oil shale has gained attention as an energy resource as the price of conventional sources of petroleum has risen and as a way for some areas to secure independence from external suppliers of energy. At the same time, oil shale mining and processing involve a number of environmental issues, such as land use, waste disposal, water use and waste water management, and air pollution. The oil shale industry is well-established in Estonia, China and Brazil, and to some extent in Germany, Israel and Russia.
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In 2002, about 97% of air pollution, 86% of total waste and 23% of water pollution in Estonia came from the power industry, which uses oil shale as the main resource for its power production.
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