Jordanian Oil Shales: Variability, Processing Technologies, and Utilization Options

Hani Muhaisen Alnawafleh; Feras Younis Fraige; Laila Abdullah Al-khatib; Mohammad Khaleel Dweirj

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Jordanian Oil Shales: Variability, Processing Technologies, and Utilization Options

Hani Muhaisen Alnawafleh, Feras Younis Fraige, Laila Abdullah Al-khatib, Mohammad Khaleel Dweirj

Published in Journal of Energy and Natural Resources (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 27 July 2015 Accepted: 3 August 2015 Published: 12 August 2015

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Abstract

Jordan has a huge Oil Shale (OS) reserves with about 50 billion tons are located in the central part. Oil Shale is considered the only potentially discovered fossil fuel in Jordan. Jordanian OS is characterized by its good quality, near surface deposits with low stripping ratio. The main deposits are located in central Jordan with good road network and effectively thin population. On general, the reported physical and chemical properties suggest vertical variability pattern within the same deposits and lateral variability between the deposits. Extraction behavior also confirms such variability. The dependency of Jordan on imported crude oil and gas put extra pressure on the Jordanian economy as a result of the heavy and yet growing energy bill. The Jordanian government shows interest in commercializing its potential OS reserves and signed many agreements and memo of understanding with many external companies’ expert in OS processing, such as Shell international. In this work, the variability of Jordanian OS will be investigated with reference to the current status on their processing and utilization options

Published in	Journal of Energy and Natural Resources (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.jenr.20150404.11
Page(s)	52-55
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Oil Shale, Jordan, Variability, Utilization, Processing

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Hani Muhaisen Alnawafleh; Feras Younis Fraige; Laila Abdullah Al-khatib; Mohammad Khaleel Dweirj. Jordanian Oil Shales: Variability, Processing Technologies, and Utilization Options. J. Energy Nat. Resour. 2015, 4(4), 52-55. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20150404.11

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Hani Muhaisen Alnawafleh, Feras Younis Fraige, Laila Abdullah Al-khatib, Mohammad Khaleel Dweirj. Jordanian Oil Shales: Variability, Processing Technologies, and Utilization Options. J Energy Nat Resour. 2015;4(4):52-55. doi: 10.11648/j.jenr.20150404.11

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Hani Muhaisen Alnawafleh

Faculty of Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan
Feras Younis Fraige

Faculty of Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan
Laila Abdullah Al-khatib

Faculty of Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan
Mohammad Khaleel Dweirj

Faculty of Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan

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