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Title: Energy trump for Morocco: the oil shales (in French)

Abstract

The mainstays of the economy in Morocco are still agriculture and phosphates; the latter represent 34% of world exports. Energy demand in 1985 will be probably 3 times that in 1975. Most of the oil, which covers 82% of its energy needs, must be imported. Other possible sources are the rich oil shale deposits and nuclear energy. Four nuclear plants with a total of 600 MW are projected, but shale oil still will play an important role. A contract for building a pilot plant has been met recently. The plant is to be located at Timahdit and cost $13 million, for which a loan from the World Bank has been requested. If successful in the pilot plant, the process will be used in full scale plants scheduled to produce 400,000 tons/yr of oil. Tosco also has a contract for a feasibility study.

Authors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5286766
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Ind Petrol Gaz-Chim; ()
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 49:536
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
French
Subject:
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS; 02 PETROLEUM; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; MOROCCO; ENERGY DEMAND; ENERGY POLICY; OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS; PLANNING; PETROLEUM; CONTRACTS; COST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; FINANCING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OIL SHALE DEPOSITS; PILOT PLANTS; AFRICA; DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; FUNCTIONAL MODELS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MINERAL RESOURCES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; RESOURCES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; 040402* - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Surface Methods; 020700 - Petroleum- Economics, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 294004 - Energy Planning & Policy- Oil Shales & Tar Sands; 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation

Citation Formats

Rosa, S D. Energy trump for Morocco: the oil shales. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Rosa, S D. Energy trump for Morocco: the oil shales. United States.
Rosa, S D. 1981. "Energy trump for Morocco: the oil shales". United States.
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author = {Rosa, S D},
abstractNote = {The mainstays of the economy in Morocco are still agriculture and phosphates; the latter represent 34% of world exports. Energy demand in 1985 will be probably 3 times that in 1975. Most of the oil, which covers 82% of its energy needs, must be imported. Other possible sources are the rich oil shale deposits and nuclear energy. Four nuclear plants with a total of 600 MW are projected, but shale oil still will play an important role. A contract for building a pilot plant has been met recently. The plant is to be located at Timahdit and cost $13 million, for which a loan from the World Bank has been requested. If successful in the pilot plant, the process will be used in full scale plants scheduled to produce 400,000 tons/yr of oil. Tosco also has a contract for a feasibility study.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5286766}, journal = {Ind Petrol Gaz-Chim; ()},
number = ,
volume = 49:536,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
}