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Perhaps your question should be rephrased as: Is oil shale better than crude oil. My simple answer is: Not necessarily.
The oil shale is correctly termed kerogen or "unmatured oil" that has been trapped in shales. Extracting and burning oil shales (rock + kerogen) is a low grade fuel (see related link) so I would not consider this better than a good grade crude (Sweet Texas crude).
The transformation of the kerogen to a synthetic oil, which frequently is not better than common grades of sweet crude. For example, if there is high sulfur content, then market price may be lower than Texas sweet crude. Also, a complicating factor for refineries is the arsenic content, which comes from the retorting process, and would reduce the market price of the synethetic oil. As discussed in the related link, some of the lower gravity synthetic oil may be used to produce jet fuel or kerosene.
The general rule that no two oil reservoirs produce the same crude, applies to synthetic oil from oil shale, but it is more complex as it depends on the kerogen present in the formaion and manner in which the kerogen is transformed into synthetic oil.
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What is unrefined petroleum called?
There are two possibilities here: crude oil or natural gas. It's possible that oil shale and tar sands could be thought of as unrefined petroleum sources as well.
What is difference between oil shale rock and a rock?
one has oil shale and one dosent
Is crude oil a mixture?
It is a mixture of hydrocarbons, which can be separated by fractional distillation. Oil is NOT an element.
What large quantities of shale are found in northwestern Colorado?
Oil shale
Can crude oil be a liquid or a gas?
Crude Oil is a liquid.
What rock has crude oil inside?
Oil shale.
What are pros and cons of oil shale energy?
Pros: ? Cons: more expensive than pumping crude oil
Why crude oil prices falling?
Crude oil prices are falling because of oil shale drilling in the United States.
How is crude oil excavated?
Crude oil is excavated using an excavation machine. Crude oil easily comes to the surface and is easy to excavate, while shale oil is not.
Is unrefined oil better than refined oil for cooking?
if its vegetable oil probably refined Try crude petroleum oil.
What is difference between barnett shale gas and propane and crude oil?
The "Barnett Shale" is a particular shale formation found in central North Texas, and Southern Ok, that can produce natural gas. The natural gas is the same gas found in any other formation only extracted a little differently. Propane would be refined from natural gas, with no regard as to where it came from. Crude oil, meaning oil extracted directly from the ground in it's natural state, is unrefined and can be full of impurities, water, etc., thus crude.
Does crude oil weight more than water?
water weighs more than Crude Oil
Another word for crude?
Crude is the correct term for describing oil that is either metered at the shipping terminal or at delivery to the refinery. Crude oil is sometimes referred to as "raw oil" or unrefined oil, but I prefer the word crude oil. Some confusion occurs when we speak of reservoir oil or oil that is in the formation as crude oil. Due to liberation of gas, the composition of oil in the reservoir is different than what actually is shipped from a terminal. Sorry- while I can give you other words, but not better words.
Is methane heavier than crude oil?
No, methane is a very light gas and crude oil is certainly not
Is gasoline and oil the same?
no my friend,they are not. CRUDE OIL- it is a mixture of a variety of compounds containing impurities that was formed from dead organic matter in the ocean over thousands of years of immense pressure and heat below the sea bed.it cannot be used effectively in it's raw form.therefore it undergoes fractional distillation to give a variety of products and substrates such as petrol,diesel,naphta.etc OIL- an oil is generally considered to be a mixture of fat and glyserol.some oils are prepared in other ways while those used in vehicles are extracted fom crude oil and mixed with som other chemicals. however,oil and crude oil are not the same.
Does the gravity of crude oil affect the weight of the oil?
You probably mean the "specific gravity" of crude oil. The answer is yes. For example: crude oil with a specific gravity of less than 1.0 and is therefore lighter than water and will float on its surface. "Extra heavy crude oil" has a specific gravity greater than 1.0 and sinks to the bottom of water.
What is unrefined petroleum called?
There are two possibilities here: crude oil or natural gas. It's possible that oil shale and tar sands could be thought of as unrefined petroleum sources as well.
