What is Oil Shale?
Oil Shale is a sedimentary rock which contains
a solid hydrocarbon, Kerogen. The hydrocarbon component is an organic solid, which can only be liberated by the application of heat.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, “ The Green River Formation may have 1.6 trillion barrels
of oil of which 1 trillion is ultimately recoverable”.
This amount of oil is roughly equivalent to ALL the combined proven conventional reserves in the world today.