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1 The Potential of Oil Shale Stephen Mut, CEO Shell Unconventional Resources Energy ASPO’s Denver World Oil Conference Beyond Oil: Intelligent Response to Peak Oil Impacts November 10-11, 2005 Denver, Colorado

2 World Petroleum Resources Light Crude Oil 300 – 500 Heavy Crude Oil 500 – 700 Tar Sand Bitumen – Primarily 2000 - 6000 Located in Venezuela and Canada Oil Shale – Located in the USA, 2000 – 4000 Russia, China, Estonia, Australia, Brazil and About 20 Other Countries Oldest Youngest Geologic Age Billion Barrels

3 Major World Oil Shale Resources

4 Major Oil Shale Technologies Mining and Surface Retorting In-Situ Retorting In-Situ Conversion

5 In-Situ Conversion Process (ICP) What is it? Enhancement of natural maturation of kerogen by slow heating Results in: thermal cracking in-situ hydrogenation high sweep vapor phase production high API oil T emperature limited to boiling point of diesel, i.e. essentially no bottoms Current target resources: Oil Shale Heavy Oil / Tar Sands How is it done? Electric resistance Conductive heat transport Perspective View ¢ Producer Heater Overburden Naphtha Naphtha Jet Jet Diesel Diesel Nat. Gas Nat. Gas Hydrogen Hydrogen Chem. Feed Chem. Feed Heat Heat High Value Products Light Surface Processing

6 Better Feedstock For Upgrading Tar Like Solid Carbon Number Weight % 0510 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1520253035404550100120 In Situ 800°C Surface Retort SHALE OIL EXAMPLE Naphtha - 30% Diesel - 30% Jet - 30% Resid - 10% NAPHTHAJETDIESELRESID

7 Water & Temperature Monitor Wells Freeze Wells Heater & Producer Wells Fractured Shale Water Bearing Zonew Solid Shale Containment and Isolation

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9 ICP Can Also Work in Oil Sands

10 Conclusions Oil Shale is a Strategic Resource for the U.S. Oil Shale Technology Has Advanced Further Testing Is Necessary End of Decade Commerciality Target


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