Due to rapidly growing industries and improving lifestyles (gadgets, electronics, and other home appliances), we now use more energy in industry and transportation, as well as in almost all aspects of our personal lives. This need for energy has forced nations to search for new sources of materials to produce energy to meet the daily needs of their citizens.

Oil shale is one such resource that offers hope as a new energy source. It’s basically a sedimentary rock substance that has some fine grains inside of a substance called “kerogen”. It is an organic material that can be used to produce some liquid hydrocarbons. The liquid hydrocarbons produced are not true petroleum by nature, but this shale oil may replace natural oil and gas for decades to come as traditional natural oil and gas deposits are depleted and eventually depleted and people become increasingly depleted. forced to resort to replacement sources.

The shale oil and gas production process is actually very simple and a cost effective alternative to normal oil and gas production. Through chemical analysis, crude oil is first generated from kerogen and heated to a particular temperature to obtain a distillate shale oil product that is similar to conventional oil, but not exactly the same when compared at the molecular level. You can also get low-quality power fuel directly by heating shale oil, which is effective for power generation in many industrial applications.

Currently, the Gulf countries of the Middle East are the main exporters of oil and natural gas, but as existing resources have been depleted by our overconsumption, crude oil prices have skyrocketed much higher over the past decade. As the increasing energy needs of human beings increase, the consumption of oil and natural gas also increases directly, and with rising prices, there arises a definite need to switch to an alternative such as shale oil and gas, that can be added to the pool of available energy resources at a reasonable price. quite reasonable price.

Research and various studies have shown sufficient usable shale gas reserves located in Western and Asian countries. Shale gas emissions have also been found to be relatively low in carbon and as such a good alternative to traditional fossil fuels. However, the use of environmentally sustainable alternatives must occur in the near future to help protect our planet from both pollution and increasingly severe “greenhouse” effects.

Shale oil and gas extraction faces many issues, including environmental impact concerns, divergent government policies, financing, and the overall economic value of these projects, among others. Environmental protection laws and concerns about the overall impact of the extraction process are a major hurdle for companies wanting to capitalize on the growing demand for shale oil and gas power.

Although there are many problems to be addressed with the utilization of shale gas, the immense future need, in light of the decline in traditional natural resources and in the context of the current situation of the oil crisis, may direct sufficient resources and funds. to the industry to make shale gas oil and gas a viable and sustainable part of our daily lives in the future.