Key Take-aways

• To measure the current global oil shale market in terms of its various segments, which are products, applications, and retorting technology processes.
• To analyze the oil shale market’s current business model in various geographies.
• To study the key market events in terms of industry insights and political trends.
• To evaluate market opportunities for stakeholders by identifying the focus areas within the market.
• To strategically analyze the competitive landscape and to discuss the participation of the market’s top companies.

 Report Description

The growing demand for energy is expected to exhaust the world’s crude oil reserves in another 40 years. The market price of crude oil reached $145 per barrel in the third quarter of 2008. Though the cost per barrel was around $60 in 2009, it is expected to rise in the next few years. These factors and fluctuating costs have created the need for other resources to meet the growing demand for fuel oil. 

Global oil shale resources can supply more than 2.8 trillion barrels of nonrenewable energy. This is almost three times the capacity of crude oil reserves. Currently, the cost of retorting oil from oil shale is higher than the cost of crude oil production. Although this factor has kept many companies out of the market so far, cutting-edge research is now being undertaken across the globe to reduce the cost of production. One such study by Shell seeks to cut production costs to less than $25 per barrel. These developments within the oil shale industry can soon open up tremendous market opportunities for all the industry stakeholders. In addition to the extracted fuel oil, oil shale yields several other sub-products like lubricating oil which also possess huge market potential.

This report will be the first of its kind to study the oil shale market on the basis of each market segment. It provides vital market data and also strategically discusses market opportunities for the stakeholders in the oil shale market.

Scope and Format

The oil shale market or more specifically the Kerogen market is segmented according to the extracted products, applications, technologies, and geographies. Each section will provide market data, market drivers, trends and opportunities, and key players. In order to provide a comprehensive market insight, the report’s market tables are also categorized on the basis of revenues generated by each product, application, technology, and geography. The report also highlights the strategic issues involved in tapping the oil shale market, which is expected to dominate the world market for nonrenewable energy.

Stakeholders

The intended audiences will be:

• Oil shale companies
• Petroleum Companies
• Energy Companies
• Mining companies
• Technology Providers

Research Methodology

The global oil shale market is analyzed and forecasted for the period 2015 to 2030. The market forecasts are based on primary and secondary research data. The market structure is designed on the basis of secondary research on the product portfolios of oil shale and energy companies. This structure is cross-validated through primaries conducted with industry players. The secondary research was based on paid sources such as Factiva and basic internet search using associations, company websites and news articles.

Each section of the report offers market data with respect to segments and geography. It also provides market trends with respect to drivers, restraints and opportunities. The report contains strategic section with respect to competitive landscape and market overview. The report ill encompass around 15 company profiles.

THE REPORT ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

• What are the key market dynamics influencing the market trends?
• Where are key opportunities available to the market players to capitalize on?
• What are the competitive strategies increasingly adopted to combat competition? 

What makes our report unique?

• Provision of longest market segmentation in the industry.
• The report provides analysis of patents and more than 20 company profiles giving a competitive outlook.
• The report includes market data for segments such as tools, services and applications for the major geographies – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and ROW.
• The high level analysis provided by the report analyzes the market prospective for different major market segments along with the identification of opportunities.
• Provided competitive analysis stating the major segments focused by the global market players and the key developments – equipments, devices and technology.

Key questions answered

• Which are the high growth markets segments in terms of devices and consumables?
• What are the market forecasts and estimates from the period 2009-12?
• What are the major drivers and opportunities in the market?
• What is the competitive outlook, what are the major tools and services, who are the major players in the market segments?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 KEY TAKE AWAYS
1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
1.3 SCOPE AND FORMAT
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2 SUMMARY

3 MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1 SOURCES OF ENERGY
3.2 GLOBAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
3.3 CRUDE OIL
3.4 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHALE OIL
3.5 OIL INDUSTRY LIFECYCLE
3.6 OIL SHALE RESERVES
3.7 OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAKEHOLDERS
3.8 DRIVERS
3.8.1 DEPLETING CRUDE OIL RESOURCES
3.8.2 INCREASING DEMAND FOR OIL
3.8.3 COST BENEFIT OF OIL SHALE IN LONG RUN
3.9 RESTRAINTS
3.9.1 LOWER COST OF CRUDE OIL
3.9.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
3.9.3 LOW CARBON CONTENT
3.10 DEFINING THE OIL SHALE MARKET
3.10.1 PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS
3.10.2 BY APPLICATIONS
3.10.3 BY TECHNOLOGY
3.10.4 BY PROCESSES
3.11 MAJOR COMPANIES
3.12 PATENT ANALYSIS

4 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS
4.1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NON-BIOFUELS EXTRACTED FROM OIL SHALE
4.1.1 FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NON-BIOFUEL MARKET
4.1.1.1 Heavy demand from transportation and industrial sectors
4.1.1.2 Cartelization in the conventional crude oil industry
4.1.1.3 High cost of production of oil shale
4.1.2 GLOBAL SHALE PETROL MARKET
4.1.3 GLOBAL SHALE DIESEL MARKET
4.1.4 GLOBAL KEROSENE MARKET
4.2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOFUELS EXTRACTED FROM SHALE OIL
4.2.1 DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS
4.2.1.1 Biofuels reduce energy dependence
4.2.1.2 EPA 2005 boosting the U.S. biofuel market
4.2.1.3 Use of ethanol in the U.S., Europe
4.2.2 GLOBAL BIODIESEL MARKET
4.2.2.1 Drivers & Restraints
4.2.2.1.1 Multiple benefits of biodiesel
4.2.2.1.2 No tax incentives for biodiesel from oil shale
4.2.3 GLOBAL SYNTHETIC FUEL MARKET
4.2.3.1 Drivers & restraints
4.2.3.1.1 High efficiency
4.2.3.1.2 Less polluting
4.2.3.1.3 High cost of extraction
4.2.4 GLOBAL OTHER BIOFUELS MARKET
4.3 GLOBAL MARKET FOR GASES FROM OIL SHALE
4.3.1 NATURAL GAS MARKET
4.3.2 LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) MARKET
4.3.3 HYDROGEN MARKET
4.4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER OIL SHALE EXTRACTS
4.4.1 MINERALS
4.4.2 CHEMICALS
4.4.3 OTHER BY-PRODUCTS OF OIL SHALE

5 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY APPLICATIONS
5.1 FUEL APPLICATIONS MARKET
5.1.1 DEPLETING FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES & HIGH OIL PRICES
5.1.2 REGULATORY PROBLEMS
5.2 ELECTRICITY APPLICATION MARKET
5.2.1 DEPLETING FOSSIL FUELS
5.2.2 INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
5.2.3 OTHER SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY
5.3 CEMENT AND CHEMICAL APPLICATION MARKET
5.3.1 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

6 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PROCESS
6.1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OIL SHALE EXPLORATION
6.1.1 GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR EXPLORATION
6.1.2 HUGE POTENTIAL IN EXPLORED COUNTRIES
6.2 ORE PREPARATION
6.3 OIL SHALE RETORTION
6.4 SHALE OIL REFINING
6.4.1 SHALE OIL
6.4.2 SHALE GAS
6.5 SPECIALTY SERVICES
6.5.1 LOGISTICS & TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING
6.5.2 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL
6.5.2.1 Land-Use and Waste Management Issues
6.5.2.2 Water and Air Pollution Problems

7 GLOBAL OIL SHALE RETORTION MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY
7.1 IN-SITU TECHNOLOGY
7.1.1 SHELL’S IN-SITU CONVERSION PROCESS
7.2 EX-SITU TECHNOLOGY
7.2.1 KIVITER PROCESS
7.2.2 FUSHUN PROCESS
7.2.3 GALOTER RETORT
7.2.4 PETROSIX TECHNOLOGY
7.2.5 PARAHO PROCESS

8 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY
8.1 U.S. OIL SHALE MARKET
8.1.1 DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS
8.2 RUSSIAN OIL SHALE MARKET
8.2.1 DRIVERS
8.2.1.1 Large producer, exporter and consumer of oil
8.2.1.2 Large oil shale resource holder
8.3 EUROPEAN OIL SHALE MARKET
8.3.1 ESTONIA
8.3.2 GERMANY
8.3.3 SWEDEN
8.4 ROW OIL SHALE MARKET
8.4.1 AFRICA
8.4.2 CANADA
8.4.3 CHINA
8.4.4 INDIA
8.4.5 INDONESIA
8.4.6 JORDAN
8.4.7 THAILAND
8.4.8 TURKEY
8.4.9 AUSTRALIA

9 COMPANY PROFILES
9.1 AFSK HOM TOV
9.2 AMERICAN RESOURCE PETROLEUM CORP.
9.3 AMERICAN SHALE OIL CORP. (AMSO)
9.4 BLUE ENSIGN TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
9.5 CHATTANOOGA CORP.
9.6 CHEVRON SHALE OIL COMPANY
9.7 COMBUSTION RESOURCES ENERGY
9.8 EESTI PÕLEVKIVI
9.9 ELECTRO-PETROLEUM INC.
9.10 EXXON MOBIL CORP.
9.11 GLOBAL RESOURCE CORP
9.12 IMPERIAL PETROLEUM RECOVERY CORP.
9.13 INDEPENDENT ENERGY PARTNERS
9.14 MILLENNIUM SYNFUELS, LLC
9.15 MOUNTAIN WEST ENERGY
9.16 NARVA OIL PLANT
9.17 PETRO PROBE, INC
9.18 PETROBRAS
9.19 QUEENSLAND ENERGY RESOURCES
9.20 SCHLUMBERGER
9.21 SHALE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
9.22 SHELL OIL CO.
9.23 VIRU KEEMIA GROUP
9.24 XTRACT ENERGY PLC

APPENDIX
COMPOSITION OF OIL SHALE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OIL SHALE
PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PRIMARY ENERGY PRODUCTION
FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES
OIL RESERVES
R/P RATIO FOR CRUDE OIL
COAL RESERVES
NATURAL GAS RESERVES
PATENT TABLES
US PATENTS
EUROPE PATENTS

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 1 GLOBAL CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 2 GLOBAL OIL SHALE RESERVES
TABLE 3 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY APPLICATIONS 2015 – 2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 4 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGIES 2015 – 2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 5 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PROCESSES 2015 –2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 6 TOP PLAYERS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGIES
TABLE 7 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015 –2030 (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 8 GLOBAL NON-BIOFUEL MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015 –2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 9 GLOBAL NON-BIOFUEL MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015 –2030 (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 10 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF SHALE PETROL (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 11 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF SHALE DIESEL (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 12 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF SHALE KEROSENE (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 13 GLOBAL BIOFUEL MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015 –2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 14 GLOBAL BIOFUEL MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015 –2030 (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 15 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 16 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC FUEL (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 17 GLOBAL GASES MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 18 GLOBAL GASES MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 19 GLOBAL OTHER BY-PRODUCTS MARKET 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 20 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 2015 - 2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 21 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 2015-2030 (MILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 22 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 23 U.S. OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 24 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF OIL SHALE IN U.S. (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 25 RUSSIAN OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 26 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF OIL SHALE IN RUSSIA (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 27 EUROPEAN OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 28 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF OIL SHALE IN EUROPE (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 29 ROW OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PRODUCTS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
TABLE 30 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF OIL SHALE IN ROW (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 31 TOTAL POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF OIL SHALE IN AUSTRALIA (MILLION BOE)
TABLE 32 COMPOSITION OF OIL SHALE (%)
TABLE 33 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OIL SHALE (%)
TABLE 34 PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION (TRILLION BTU)
TABLE 35 WORLD PRIMARY ENERGY PRODUCTION (TRILLION BTU)
TABLE 36 OIL RESERVES OF THE WORLD (BILLION BARRELS)
TABLE 37 R/P RATIO OF CRUDE OIL (BILLION BARRELS, 2008)
TABLE 38 COAL RESERVES OF WORLD (MILLION TONNES OIL EQUIVALENT)
TABLE 39 NATURAL GAS RESERVES OF THE WORLD (TRILLION CUBIC METERS)

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL ENERGY UTILIZATION FORECASTS
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL ENERGY SOURCES
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL ENERGY UTILIZATION
FIGURE 4 VARIATION IN OIL PRICES ($PER BARREL)
FIGURE 5 FORECASTED OIL PRICES AND SHALE OIL PRICES ($PER BARREL)
FIGURE 6 APPLICATIONS OF SHALE OIL
FIGURE 7 INDUSTRY LIFE CYCLE
FIGURE 8 OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROCESS OF SHALE OIL PRODUCTION & DELIVERY
FIGURE 9 APPLICATIONS OF OIL
FIGURE 10 SEGMENTS OF OIL SHALE
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR OIL SHALE, BY PRODUCTS 2015 – 2030 ($MILLIONS)
FIGURE 12 PATENTS BY GEOGRAPHY
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY APPLICATIONS 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL OIL SHALE MARKET, BY PROCESSES 2015-2030 ($MILLIONS)
FIGURE 15 OIL SHALE RETORTING & REFINING PROCESS
FIGURE 16 OIL SHALE REFINING PROCESS
FIGURE 17 KIVITER PROCESS
FIGURE 18 FUSHUN PROCESS
FIGURE 19 GALOTER PROCESS
FIGURE 20 PETROSIX PROCESS
FIGURE 21 AMSO-EGL’S OIL SHALE PROCESS
FIGURE 22 LAND UTILIZATION OF THE AMSO TECHNOLOGY PROCESS RETORT
FIGURE 23 THE RENDALL PROCESS OF BLUE ENSIGN TECHNOLOGIES
FIGURE 24 THE CHATTANOOGA PROCESS
FIGURE 25 THE CHEVRON TECHNOLOGY
FIGURE 26 THE MINING PROCESS AND ACTIVITIES IN EESTIA PÕLEVKIVI
FIGURE 27 THE EEOR TECHNOLOGY OF ELECTRO-PETROLOEUM INC.
FIGURE 28 THE ELECTROFRAC TECHNOLOGY OF EXXON
FIGURE 29 THE PATRIOT-I TYPE PROTOTYPE TECHNOLOGY
FIGURE 30 MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY OF IMPERIAL PETROLEUM RECOVERY CORP.
FIGURE 31 GEOTHERMIC FUEL CELL OF INDEPENDENT ENERGY PARTNERS
FIGURE 32 GFC PROCESS OF INDEPENDENT ENERGY PARTNERS
FIGURE 33 IN-SITU EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY OF MOUNTAIN WEST ENERGY
FIGURE 34 TSK TECHNOLOGY OF NARVA OIL PLANT
FIGURE 35 SUPERHEATED AIR TECHNOLOGY OF PETRO PROBE
FIGURE 36 PETROSIX PROCESS OF PETROBRAS
FIGURE 37 FIGURE FOR THE PARAHO PROCESS OF SHALE TECH
FIGURE 38 THE IN-SITU CONVERSION PROCESS OF SHELL
FIGURE 39 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OIL SHALE (%)
FIGURE 40 OIL RESERVES OF THE WORLD (%)
FIGURE 41 COAL RESERVES OF THE WORLD (%)
FIGURE 42 NATURAL GAS RESERVES OF WORLD (%)

Oil Shale Market

The growing demand for energy is expected to exhaust the world’s crude oil reserves in another 40 years. The market price of crude oil reached $145 per barrel in the third quarter of 2008. Though the cost per barrel was around $60 in 2009, it is expected to rise in the next few years. Fluctuating costs have created the need for other resources to meet the growing demand for fuel oil.

Crude Oil Prices

Global oil shale resources can supply more than 2.8 trillion barrels of nonrenewable energy. This is almost three times the capacity of crude oil reserves. Currently, the cost of retorting oil from oil shale is higher than the cost of crude oil production. Although this factor has kept many companies out of the market so far, cutting-edge research is now being undertaken across the globe to reduce the cost of production. One such study by Shell seeks to cut production costs to less than $25 per barrel. These developments within the oil shale industry can soon open up tremendous market opportunities for all the industry stakeholders. In addition to the extracted fuel oil, oil shale yields several other sub-products like lubricating oil which also possess huge market potential.

The global oil shale market is expected to start generating revenues from 2015. In this year, the market is estimated to be $12.02 billion. The volume produced will increase after 2020 as more countries are expected to begin oil shale production.

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