Oil shale in China

Oil shale in China is an important source of unconventional oil. A total Chinese oil shale resource amounts of 720 billion tonnes, located in 80 deposits of 47 oil shale basins. This is equal to 48 billion tonnes of shale oil.[1] At the same time there are speculations that the actual resource may even exceed the oil shale resource of the United States.[2]

The oil shale industry was established in China already in the 1920s.[3] After decrease in the production, the industry started to increase and as of 2008; several companies are engage in the shale oil production or the oil shale-based power generation.[3] After 2005, China became the largest shale oil producer in the world.[4] In 2011, the country produced about 650,000 tonnes of shale oil. Most of production facilities are Fushun-type retorts.[5]

At the end of 2006, the Fushun Shale Oil Plant was the largest oil shale plant in the world.[6][7][8] In 2005, the China National Oil Shale Association was established in Fushun.[1][3] The main oil shale research institution in China is the China University of Petroleum.[3]

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  3. ^ a b c d Qian, Jialin; Wang Jianqiu; Li Shuyuan (2006). Oil Shale Activity in China (PDF). 26th Oil Shale Symposium; Colorado School of Mines. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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