Extensive shales promise to provide oil for Brazil

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1967 · World Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:6413350

Rassmuss, J E

According to a report of the United Nations by G. Ozerow in 1965, oil shale reserves of Brazil are estimated at 120,290 million tons, second only to those of the U.S. with 165,300 million tons out of total world reserves of 320,000 million tons. The principal oil shale reserves of Brazil are constituted by the Lower Permian Irati Shales of the Gondwana Formation. They extend from northern Uruguay through the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana to Sao Paulo. In Uruguay, the thickness is reduced to only some 10 m (33 ft), but it increases in southern Brazil to 40-60 m (130-200 ft) average. Mining of the oil shales, which contain 12-14% of distillable oil, has been projected; and a pilot processing plant is being constructed at Sao Mateus do Sul in Parana. Also, assays have been continued in a pilot plant at Tremembe in the Tertiary shales of the Paraiba basin, between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

• OSTI ID: 6413350
• Journal Information: World Oil; (United States), Journal Name: World Oil; (United States) Vol. 165:5; ISSN WOOIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040100* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Reserves & Exploration-- (-1989)
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BRAZIL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGY
LATIN AMERICA
MATERIALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINING
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
OIL SHALES
PALEOZOIC ERA
PERMIAN PERIOD
RESERVES
RESOURCES
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
SOUTH AMERICA
URUGUAY