Jordan International Oil Shale Symposium (JIOSS)

A significant contribution to the industry: the first platform for business in oil shale!

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7th – 9th May 2012 Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea Jordan

Economic And Environmentally Responsible Oil Shale Development Bringing international co-operation to the region to evaluate oil shale opportunities and manage limitations to utilisation

JIOSS’s Oil Shale Experts Include: H.E. Dr. Mousa Ali Alzyoud, Director General, Natural Resources Authority, Jordan

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK

Professor Dr. Reiner Homrighausen Chairman, Site Group for Services & Well Drilling, Jordan

Robert L. Kleinberg, Schlumberger Fellow, Schlumberger-Doll Research, USA

Harri Mikk, Member,Management Board, Enefit, Estonia Jamal M Alali, General Manager, Aqaba Petroleum for Oil Shale Co, Jordan

Andres Anijalg, Project Director, Enefit, Jordan Jamal O Jaber, International Corporation for Oil Shale Investments Ltd, Jordan

Erik Hansen, Senior Hydrogeologist, Shell International Exploration & Production Inc, USA

Erik Puura, Director, Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonia

Michael W. Lin, Senior Research Engineer, Unconventional Resources-Oil Shale, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA

Jim Schmidt, Managing Director, PROCOM Consultants P/L, USA

Why You Have To Be There ➜ Explores the entire value chain of the future oil shale industry ➜ Perfect mix of policy makers, industry players, financers and R&D to transfer lessons from development projects ➜ Brings potential investors and developers together to strike deals ➜ Sets major oil shale myths to rest so that informed investment decisions can be made ➜ Shares the facts and successes to harness oil shale opportunities and cooperation ➜ Location, location, location: be there at the start as Jordan defines itself as the centre for commercial oil shale development Platinum Sponsor

Jeremy Boak, Director, Centre for Oil Shale Technology and Research, Colorado School Of Mines, USA

Chris Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Energy and Mining Ltd, Jordan

Her Highness Sharifa Zein Alsharaf Bint Nasser, Jordan Thomas Meijssen, General Manager, Jordan Oil Shale Company B.V. (JOSCO), Country Chair for Shell, Jordan

Anton R. Dammer President, ARD Resources Ltd, USA

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Nicky Spooner, Partner, Citrus Partners LLC, UK

Khosrow Biglarbigi, President, INTEK Inc., USA Chris Nurse, Managing Director, Hart Group, UK Ruslan Salikhov Deputy Chief Engineer Designer, OJSC ATOMENERGOPROEKT, Russia Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA James Killen, Unconventional Fuels Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, USA Tõnis Meriste, Environmental Development Manager, Enefit, Estonia

Critical Topic Highlights And Controversial Questions Addressed Real schedules for commercialisation Latest project developments and lessons that can be applied from the most advanced oil and power projects Refining, upgrading and forming alternative competitive market niches What criteria do investors need to see fulfilled to commit to oil shale ventures?

Constraints: why aren’t more oil shale projects moving forward on a commercial scale?

Mitigation and management of sustainable water supply issues and environmental impack Off-setting carbon and greenhouse gases in oil shale operations Past expectations: is the industry where it is expected to be?

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Sneak peek JIOSS dialogue: Q&A with oil shale leaders inside

Who Will be Driving Oil Shale Success At The Event ➜ Government bodies, regulators and policy-makers

Meet The Advisory Board

➜ Energy companies: senior management & executives of – Oil, Oil Shale, Energy, Exploration, Technology, Projects & Strategy, Portfolio, Supply, New Ventures, Commercialisation, Business Development, Trading, Operations, Marketing & Communications

Natural Resources Authority (NRA)

➜ The financial community and private investors

Colorado School Of Mines Karak International Oil (KIO) Jordan Oil Shale Company (JOSCo) Aqaba Petroleum For Oil Shale Psc (APCO)

➜ Oil shale working groups & committees

Saudi Arabian Corporation For Oil Shale (SACOS)

➜ Engineers

Jordan Oil Shale Energy (JOSE)

➜ Scientists ➜ Academics & researchers: Heads Of Research, Technology, Geology And Engineering

Partner With Us! Sponsorship And Exhibition Opportunities JIOSS is the first event of its kind for the oil shale industry, bringing international co-operation to the region to develop the oil shale market in Jordan. It has a perfect mix of policy makers, industry players, financers and R&D and provides the first platform to do business in oil shale. On behalf of the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) and co-organisers we urge the global business and finance community to participate. Your support as an event partner and sponsor will be a valuable asset to the industry.

Why Sponsor Establish yourself as a key innovator in the oil shale industry from the off-set in a country set to be at the centre for commercial oil shale development Broker new contracts and future business partnerships with the world’s oil shale leaders Bring your expertise to the region and launch your services to local governments and international developers Enter and connect emerging oil shale markets across the entire value chain Build loyalty with the region’s oil shale experts Position your company as leading oil shale developments in front of an influential audience

Excursion To Petra 9 May 2012

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There is no doubt that Jordan is a country steeped in history and culture, offering breathtaking and mysterious sights, high standard accommodations, exquisite cuisine and countless activities that can provide visitors with inspiration, motivation, and rejuvenation.

Arab people who settled in southern Jordan more than 2000 years ago.

Admired then for its refined culture, massive architecture and ingenious complex of dams and water channels, Petra is now a UNESCO world heritage site and that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe.

From the unique capital Amman, a fascinating blend of old and new, to the unique wetland oasis at Azraq, to the 8th wonder of the world Petra – Jordan’s greatest tourist attraction, there is certainly lots to keep to you busy and the summit organisers are only happy to get you started.

Register for the Petra excursion when booking your place at the conference. The tour bus will be leaving the venue at 08:30 pick up lobby Dead Sea Kempinski, drive directly 2.5 hours to the rose red rock city Petra. 11:00 arrival at the Visitor’s Centre Petra, start walking to the Siq, a narrow gorge, and continue to the beautiful Treasury.

From here walk along the Street of Facades, the Royal Tombs and Qasr Al Bint. After buffet lunch at restaurant, return back to Petra entrance gate. Circa 16:00 drive back to Dead Sea hotel, arrival there about 18:30.

Join us for a private, post conference tour to Petra, one of the most unique places on earth. Petra is considered the most famous and gorgeous site in Jordan located about 262 km south of Amman and 133 km north of Aqaba. It is the legacy of the Nabataeans, an industrious

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What To Expect: Your Sneak Peek Dialogue With Oil Shale Leaders Q&A With Oil Shale Leaders We asked a selection of JIOSS’s experts about the immediate challenges facing the development of oil shale, to dispel fact from fiction and reveal what is at the top of their oil shale to do list. The below is a brief taster into the topics up for discussion at JIOSS 2012. Don’t miss your chance to ask the world’s oil shale leaders how they are tackling project head on at the Dead Sea in May.

What is at the top of you oil shale ‘to do’ list?

Improve the industry’s communications with key stakeholders to raise their awareness about oil shale as a major energy resource.

Oil shale represents a significant resource. Total world resources of shale oil are conservatively estimated at 4.8 trillion barrels. This is almost 4 times more than the crude oil resources which stand at 1.3 trillion barrels.

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK We are currently raising further finance for project development.

Chris Morgan, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining Limited, Jordan

Completion and start up of the Enefit280 oil plant in Estonia Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia Carry out bankable feasibility studies, looking for a suitable partner (investor).

Jamal M Alali, General Manager, Aqaba Petroleum for Oil Shale Co, Jordan Transfer lessons learned in development of oil sands and gas-toliquids projects to the emerging oil shale industry Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA

What is the most immediate challenge facing oil shale developments?

To ensure that policy decisions and regulations are made based on facts and to improve economics of oil shale production. There are several technologies which make it possible to produce shale oil at current market conditions. Economies of scale are needed to lower unit production costs of these technologies and units would have to become bigger.

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK

The Arab Spring has not helped in terms of market sentiment for Jordan, other more global issues keep negative perceptions on oil shale sector water use and CO2 footprint; however independent studies show that oil shale is no worse and often better in these regards to secondary and tertiary recovery techniques for conventional oil.

After the completion of our Enefit280 plant in Estonia, the most immediate challenge for us is going to be financing the next larger scale oil shale project. Either the further expansion of the oil industry in Estonia to reach 20 000 bbl/day production, or the oil shale fired power plant in Jordan.

Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia

Availability of debt financing Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA

Chris Morgan, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining Limited, Jordan

How can this be over come?

Specific and targeted communications campaigns to improve the image of oil shale. The economics will be improved as technologies develop and the economies of scale kick in.

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK

By a carefully managed PR campaign showing upsides for oil shale development in countries like Jordan (job creation, energy selfsufficiency, foreign currencies savings, technology transfer etc.) and factual and independently compiled technical responses to the sensitive issues.

Proof of concept in Estonia with Enefit280, proper engineering and project management and keeping investment cost under control Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia End the global recession. Provide sovereign guarantees.

Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA

Chris Morgan, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining Limited, Jordan

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How can countries best focus their efforts to support a first generation oil shale industry that is economic and sustainable?

Currently the oil shale industry is concentrated in seven countries: Brazil, China Estonia, Germany, Israel, Russia and the United Kingdom.

The annual production dropped to about 15 million tonnes in 1981, most of this decline can be explained by downsizing of the Estonian oil shale industry. Not due to diminishing supplies of oil shale but the fact that oil shale could not compete economically with petroleum as a fossil energy resource. Due to the higher costs, only a few deposits of oil shale are currently being exploited.

Each country faces its own energy challenges to support the nascent oil shale industry. The first generation of oil shale industry will need to get its act together to ensure its rightful place within the country’s energy mix, and alleviate concerns about its sustainability and profitability.

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK

By Governments clearly endorsing the development of the sector, by confirming internationally attractive and stable legal, fiscal and environmental frameworks linked to long term (40-50 years) concession periods, allowing full repayment of capital and expansion options.

Chris Morgan, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining Limited, Jordan

The Jordan program for oil shale concessions provides a good example how to do it. Create a stable regulatory environment and don’t burden the developer before the industry is up and running.

Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia

Provide clear guidelines to permitting processes. Ensure adequate staff are available to review permit applications, negotiate permits, and monitor compliance. Be prepared to provide sovereign guarantees (such as loan guarantees and purchase agreements) to facilitate financing. Provide essential infrastructure for the plants, such as roads, rail lines, pipelines, fuel gas, electricity, water supplies, waste management facilities. Provide training for employees. Provide community facilities - housing, schools, hospitals, utilities, police and fire protection, recreation, water supplies, sewerage.

Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA

Employment opportunities both in the oil shale plants and related and ancillary industries and also economic and infrastructure development.

Local communities will benefit in terms of new employment opportunities, and attracting skilled labor with a specific skills set of oil shale expertise. Depending on the nature of the local reserves, it can be a very important economic and social advantage generating considerable income for the community.

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK Obviously jobs – direct and indirect due to the local multiplier effect, wealth to the community, technology transfer, training and academic advancement and sponsorship, kudos as a world’s first in an exciting developing sector (oil shale development now is where tar sands in Canada were 25-30 years ago) Chris Morgan, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining Limited, Jordan

Oil shale industry is always local. Compared to the conventional oil and gas industry it creates a large number of jobs due to mining. The actual production and adding value to the product takes place where the resource is actually located. You don’t export oil shale rock to a different country neither do you export totally unrefined product.

Therefore the value added to the resource stays in the country even if the end product itself might be exported. In addition, for a country like Jordan it’s the only way to guarantee energy security both in terms of electricity and transportation fuels and to balance the trade deficit that is challenging the country right now.

Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia Employment opportunities both in the oil shale plants and related and ancillary industries and also economic and infrastructure development.

Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA

Why aren’t more oil shale projects moving forward on a commercial scale?

In many countries, existing oil shale technologies are not competitive under the market requirements. The currently relatively high production costs, environmental regulations, high water demand, social impacts and other factors can be another hurdle to overcome, so is local opposition in certain countries.

In the same way as most industrial processes, production of shale oil faces a number of environmental challenges. In-situ technologies can be harmful to groundwater and other oil shale processing technologies require large amounts of water. The environmental impacts of above ground retorting are much more technology-specific. For example, technologies using gaseous heat carriers have a problem with solid waste containing organic residue. Most solid heat carrier technologies struggle with high CO2 emissions. One of the most environmentally friendly technologies of producing shale oil is Enefit, which does not generate organic waste nor use excessive amounts of water.

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK

Everyone is waiting a new large scale oil plant to be built and successfully put into operation. Our Enefit280 will be one of such plants and it will make new oil shale developments easier not just for us, for everyone.

Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia

Lack of debt and equity financing and uncertain future price of conventional crude oil. In the MENA region especially, there is political and social instability.

Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA

There are many, building up new industry, employment, develop remote areas, indirect businesses for locals and increase income.

Chris Morgan, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining Limited, Jordan

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Main Symposium Day 1

Monday 7th May 2012

Registration & Morning Refreshments

9.30

National anthem and reading from the Quran

9.40

Opening Remarks From The Conference Chairman HE. Hisham Khatib, Honorary Vice Chairman, World Energy Council, Ex-Minister of Energy, Water and Planning, Government of Jordan

9.45

Official Opening of the JIOSS 2012: Welcome Speech HE. Dr. Mousa Ali Alzyoud, Director General, Natural Resources Authority, Jordan

9.55

Speech Of Guest Of Honor

10.00

Opening Keynote: Future Energy Outlook Oil Shale In The Energy Mix: State Of Play, Expectations And Constraints • Past expectations: is the industry where it is expected to be?

• Future expectations: what is the outlook for oil shale and other synthetic hydrocarbons in the worlds energy mix?

• Constraints: why aren’t more oil shale projects moving forward on a commercial scale?

Christoph Frei, Secretary General, World Energy Council, UK

Opening Keynote

8.30

Panel Discussion

10.30

PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring The Viability And Future Role Of Oil Shale The debate will be opened with a global economic and energy perspective based on EIA International Energy projections up to 2035 for oil shale and other synthetic fuels.

It will review crude oil prices and the expected demand for fuel products and petrochemical feedstocks as a driver for oil shale projects. Revealing a model scenario which gives investors and policy makers an estimate of well costs to drill for shale!

Moderator: Jim Schmidt, Principle, PROCOM Consultants P/L, USA Discussion Leaders Include: Aloulou Fawzi, Economist, EIA, USA Khosrow Biglarbigi, President, INTEK Inc., USA Ziad Jebril Sabra, Director Of Alternative Energy And Energy Efficiency Department, Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources, Jordan Hazim M. Al-Ramini, Acting Director of Petroleum & Oil Shale Directorate and Head of Policies & Contracts Division, Natural Resources Authority, Jordan Morning Networking Break & Refreshments

11.45

Facilitating Competitive Oil Shale Utilisation Around The World: Successful Legal And Regulatory Frameworks Chris Nurse, Managing Director, Hart Group, UK

12.10

PANEL DISCUSSION: Enabling Oil Shale: Schedule For Commercialisation • Optimising technology and products of its application for commercial oil shale extraction • Looking to governments to mitigate non-technological risks for long term investments • Overcoming the largest challenges facing developers • Positioning Jordan to support an oil shale industry: National planning and impacts Moderator: Jeremy Boak, Director, Centre for Oil Shale Technology and Research, Colorado School Of Mines, USA Discussion Leaders Include: Chris Nurse, Managing Director, Hart Group, UK Jamal Alali, General Manager, Aqaba Petroleum for Oil Shale Co, Jordan Senior Representative, Ministry Of Planning, Jordan (invited) Thomas Meijssen, General Manager, Jordan Oil Shale Company B.V. (JOSCO), Country Chair for Shell, Jordan Martin Amison, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, UK Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia

Panel Discussion

11.10

13.00

Advance Drilling Technologies For Oil Shale Exploration And Exploitation The presentation will cover all modern drilling techniques : Mud rotary drilling, air rotary drilling, down – the- hole – hammer drilling, wire line coring and directional drilling and the combination of the same for the exploration, deferred dimensional modeling of the Jordan Oil Shale deposits, moreover large diameter drilling (Ø >800 mm) will be explained as an economical exploration tool to gain buck samples of near surface oil shale deposits for the planning of open pit mining, for crushing tests and firing testing.

Reiner Homrighausen, Chairman, Site Group for Services & Well Drilling, Jordan

13.15

Lunch & networking

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14.15

TRACK A

Opening Remarks Track Chairman: Ruslan Salikhov, Deputy Chief Engineer Designer, OJSC ATOMENERGOPROEKT, Russia 1. Resource Assessment

14.20

Well Logging Methods for Oil Shale Assessment Conventional well logging and interpretation workflows have been developed mainly for use in porous and permeable reservoirs and are not commonly used to evaluate source rocks. The evaluation of oil shales has relied primarily on expensive and inefficient core analyses such as the Fischer Assay, and on primitive log interpretation techniques. Given the potentially immense quantity of high-quality petroleum that can be produced from oil shales, there is a need for detailed characterisation of these deposits using modern well logs. Methods for quantitatively evaluating oil shale formations by integrating standard logs with more advanced logging measurements including magnetic resonance, nuclear spectroscopy, and dielectric dispersion have been developed. Some of the practical outputs of comprehensive well log analysis include • Quantity of potentially producible oil in place • Quantity of heat required for pyrolysis • Potential for inorganic carbon dioxide generation • Indicators of isolation from potable water aquifers • Mechanical properties required for fracture engineering • Baseline data for geophysical monitoring Examples of these measurements will be shown, together with their validation by core data and other means.

Jeremy Boak, Director, Centre for Oil Shale Technology and Research, Colorado School Of Mines, USA

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TRACK B

Opening Remarks Track Chairman: Harri Mikk, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit, Estonia 2. Oil Shale Resources And Opportunities

Potential Oil Shale Deposit in Wadi An-NadiyaJordan A two year MOU was signed on the 16th of April 2009 between the Natural Resources Authority (NRA) and Aqaba Petroleum Company (APCO). The area (450km2) is located in Wadi An-Nadiya map sheet area, 135km south of Amman. JSC- Krzhizhanovsky Power Engineering Institute (ENIN) in Russia as a partner possesses exclusive rights for the oil shale retorting technology utilizing UTT3000 installation tailored to the Jordanian oil shale.

A thorough extensive exploration program was carried out and based on the positive results APCO managed to select a potential oil shale deposit in an area of 35km2.

The selected area has been allocated as the new MOU area . A subsequent, detailed investigation program was conducted to accomplish the studies and to fulfill its obligations in regard to the MOU requirements. The results of the detailed study in the selected area revealed.

Jamal M Alali, General Manager, Aqaba Petroleum for Oil Shale Co, Jordan

FICTION:

Oil shale development has too many health, wildlife and environmental unknowns, and it is too risky and dangerous, so commercial development must await completion of all research, development and demonstration.

14.40

Characterisation of Jordan’s In Situ Oil Shale Resource Jordan Oil Shale Company (JOSCO), a 100% Royal Dutch Shell company, has been granted a 22,270 km2 concession in Jordan, in order to assess the potential of the Paleogene Oil Shale strata for production via Shell’s proprietary In-situ Conversion process (ICP). Evaluation to date has confirmed the regional and encouraging nature of the Oil Shale play. Depth and thickness vary widely across the basin and richness varies both laterally and stratigraphically. The substantial variations observed to date clearly justify the extensive drilling program implemented for this evaluation.

• JOSCo’s background and capability • Oil shale exploration update and key learnings • Revealing Shell’s strategy and approach Richard Terres, Development Manager, JOSCo Jordan Oil Shale Company, Jordan

Lithological Nature of the Maastrichtian Oil Shale in Central Jordan Field lithological studies of drill cores and laboratory XRF and XRF-EDS analyses of oil shale rock and separated mineral fractions of it are carried out. The Maastrichtian oil shale (OS) sequences of the El-Lajjun and Attarat Um Ghudran deposits are composed of OS layers each 3-30 m thick that are separated by marker interlayers of barren dolomitic limestone or limestone. Sedimentary OS layers contain barren diagenetic inclusions of limestone, chert and phosphate. The main litho-type of OS is dark brown/dark grey to black fine laminite composed of two alternating lithological varieties – very fine-grained mudstone dominating over grainstone. The mineral components of OS are calcite dominating over quartz, tridymite and cristobalite, minor apatite and clay mineral contents in certain interbeds. In mudstone groundmass calcite, silica and clay minerals occur as finest pellets and clay-size particles.

Väino Puura, Professor, University of Tartu, Estonia

15.00

Containment Testing and Hydrology Evaluation for Shell’s ICP Oil Shale Projects Jordan Oil Shale Company Shell has been involved worldwide in resource evaluation for potential oil shale In Situ Conversion (ICP) projects . Hydrology characterization is an important aspect of these projects. Containment is important in order to protect usable aquifers from contamination, and to protect the ICP heating process from excessive water influx. This presentation will review Shell’s hydrology evaluation efforts in Colorado and those being implemented in Jordan • Understanding of ICP containment importance • Review of hydrology testing methods • Overview of Shell’s past and current hydrology testing programsprograms

Opportunities and Challenges for the Commercialisation of Oil Shale in the United States Recent technological developments have improved the prospects for commercial development of oil shale in USA. A number of firms are testing new in-situ technologies that hold the promise of reducing production costs and improving environmental performance. Other firms that have perfected ex-situ technologies outside the U.S. are advancing projects to use those technologies in the U.S. For commercial projects to go forward four factors must be in place: technology, resources, economics and politics.

All but the political factors are within reach in the U.S. Recent progress for projects in the U.S will be described, challenges will be discussed, and opportunities for industry and governments presented. The challenge and potential

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Erik Hansen, Senior Hydrogeologist, Shell International Exploration & Production Inc, USA

solutions to water use by oil shale projects will be a focus of the presentation. Lastly, major myths surrounding oil shale will be put to rest Delivered by Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA on behalf of Glenn Vawter, Executive Director, National Oil Shale Association, UAE

FACT: Commercial oil shale projects have been in operation for decades.

Large-scale semi-commercial plants were operated in the United States in the 1960-80’s. It is only the newer techniques under development that still need to be demonstrated. The ranges of technical, socioeconomic and environmental factors can also be established so the public and government officials can judge the impacts and benefits of development 15.20 15.40

Afternoon networking break & poster presentations Effect Of Oil Shale Composition On Its Calorific Value And Oil Yield A detailed geochemical analysis of representative oil shale samples obtained from the Attarat Um Ghudran deposit, in Jordan. The conducted tests aimed to determine main features of the studied samples, such as oil yield, calorific value, organic and inorganic analysis and moisture content. Based on obtained results of large number of oil shale samples, as received without any treatment, it was found that as other types of oil shale, elsewhere, Attarat Um Ghudran oil shale consists of various groups. These are organic matter, biogenic calcite and apatite detrital clay minerals, and quartz. The effect of bore depth, calcium carbonate, organic carbon, and sulfur content on the calorific value and oil yield were studied and analysed.

Jamal O. Jaber, Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Jordan

FICTION:

There is no solution to dealing with greenhouse gases (GHG) produced from oil shale processing. Giant coal fired power plants required to support an oil shale industry will be large sources of GHG.

3. Environment 16.00

Dry Disposal Of Jordanian Oil Shale Ash As A Reasonable Option To Prevent Impacts To Groundwater: Experiments And Modelling The formation of large amounts of ash is inherent to power production based on Oil Shale. Only a marginal portion of the Ash can be re-used, thus the need to dispose large amounts of ash remains.

Jordanian and Estonian oil shale ashes are both C-type ashes, which have very high CaO content. Our studies showed that ash from Jordanian oil shale created impermeable layers due to hydration processed when exposed to simulated rainfalls, which effectively means that leachate from the ash is very unlikely to ever reach the groundwater. The effectiveness of these impermeable layers can easily be monitored. Due to the scarcity of water in Jordan, and for the reasons mentioned before, dry ash disposal should be encouraged in Jordan.

Erik Puura, Director, Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonia

Oil-Shale Power Generation Developments In Estonia This session illustrates how Estonian oil shale based power generation has been developed to follow the environmental regulations and secure domestic solid fuel supply.

In March 2009, Eesti Energia Narva Elektrijaamad AS (EE NEJ AS) awarded Alstom a contract to supply and install complete NIDTM flue gas desulphurisation systems (DeSOx) on four 200 MWe blocks, at Eesti Power Plant to reduce SO2 in compliance with EU regulations. EE NEJ AS continued developments installing DeNOx systems to reach the full compliance with EU regulations. Both DeSOx and DeNOx will be unique design specifically customized for the oil shale.

In parallel to this retrofit, a similar contract for new build oil shale capacities was agreed. On the 14th of January 2010, the Alstom Consortium signed to build up to two energy blocks 300 MWe. New CFB based energy blocks will have higher efficiency (38,5%), lower emissions and higher flexibility to burn simultaneously different complementary fuels, like biomass, milled peat etc.

Planned building time is approximately 5 years. Used CFB technology is customised for the oil shale.

Raine Pajo, Member Of The Management Board, Enefit AS, Estonia

4. Strategies and policies ExxonMobil’s In Situ Oil Shale Technology: A Progress Report ExxonMobil’s in situ conversion process converts oil shale to producible oil and gas in an energy-efficient manner.

The planar nature of the heating element provides the potential to reduce surface disturbance relative to competing technologies by minimising the number of heater and producer wells.

This technology is being progressed on multiple fronts: 1) Field testing at ExxonMobil’s Colony Mine in Colorado, 2) Pursuit of a Research, Development, and Demonstration lease in the Piceance Basin and 3) Laboratory research including small-scale experiments and numerical modeling. This presentation describes the field and laboratory efforts.

Michael W. Lin, Senior Research Engineer, Unconventional Resources-Oil Shale, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA

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16.20

Evaluation Of Energy And Water Requirements And CO2 Production For Commercial In-Situ Conversion Process (ICP) Shale Oil Production In The Piceance Basin Of Western Colorado • Quantifying net water requirements, CO2 emissions, and energy return on investment (EROI) associated with the production of 1.5 million barrels per day of shale oil from the Piceance Basin • Comparison of the four scenarios used water cooling with and without CO2 , air cooling with and without CO2 capture • Developing the approach on a lifycycle basis: emulating the ICP process design, estimating energy requirements and yields, water requirements, and carbon emissions, and calculating EROI • Applying to other project settings and power plant configurations for ICP applications around the world James Killen, Unconventional Fuels Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, USA

16.40

CO2 Sequestration Within Spent Oil Shale From The Al-Lajjun Deposit, Jordan The dry retorting of oil shales can overcome a number of environmental impacts, but this leaves concerns over management of spent oil shale and CO2 production.

This session proposes a method to limit the impact of oil shale processing, by sequestering CO2 from the retorting process. Jordanian spent oil shale was reacted at high pressures in order to assess whether there is potential for sequestration, it was found to sequester a small amount of CO2, on reacting under supercritical conditions.

• Lowering CO2 emissions from unconventional sources and spent oil shale • Understanding oil shale and spent oil shale characteristics • Utilising the spent oil shale as a by-product (acting as an environmental adsorbent and source for sequestration of CO2), rather than mine backfill • Minimising water use as much as possible Helen Foster, PhD Student, University of Durham, UK

Assessment Of Plans And Progress On US BLM Oil Shale RD&D Leases In The United States This paper will describe research objectives, proposed technologies, original plans, and, to the extent possible, progress to date for nine oil shale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects. These projects spanned six existing RD&D leases awarded in 2006 and 2007 by the United States Bureau of Land Management to Shell, Chevron, EGL (now AMSO), and OSEC (now Enefit American); as well as three additional projects on three pending leases that were offered in 2010 to Exxon, Natural Soda, and AuraSource. While some of this information is well known in the United States, there has been little dissemination to the broader global oil shale community. These research efforts promise to yield new insights and lessons learnt about the environmental safety, management and state of the art technology approaches to apply to shale resource development and production around the world.

Peter M. Crawford, Director, INTEK, Inc., USA

Can Oil Shale Development be so Hard?

Oil shale is an energy resource in waiting. To date there has been much money spent on the development of technology, but the industry has not been a success in terms of output for many different reasons. Some of the circumstances for the failures in the past are now changing, is it now time for oil shale to gain a secure position in the oil supply chain? The development of oil shale is very complex, bringing large scale mining, mineral processing, oil recovery and clean up, oil upgrading and marketing challenges before we get to the political, social, financial and economic hurdles.

This paper looks at the position of Oil Shale in the global supply chain and asks if there a better way to undertake the development given the experiences of the past. A more inclusive development approach akin to the Syncrude development in Oil Sands, to the development of a transportable (between oil shale deposits) technology to prove up a sustainable technology may be a better option.

Jim Schmidt, Principle, PROCOM Consultants P/L, USA

17.00

Technical poster gallery opening and networking reception Unveiling the exclusive poster presentations showcasing the latest oil shale solutions. Opportunity to view the posters, meet the authors and build new business contacts during this informal networking reception.

18.30

Close of symposium day 1

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Registration & morning refreshments

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TRACK A

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Chairman Opening Remarks: Chris Nurse, Managing Director, Hart Group, UK

Chairman Opening Remarks: John Gordon, Manager, Upgrading Development, Ceramatec

5. Processing

6. Commercialisation

A Comparison Of The Reactivity Of Different Jordanian Oil Shales

The Potential For Establishing An Oil Shale Industry In Jordan • The successful progress of a project through to the 2011 signing of a Concession Agreement in Jordan to discussing the next steps in project development • The steps made towards gaining project financing and the technical developments that will help the project compete with other non-conventional energy resources • Demonstrating that good technology, attractive economics and experienced management can lead to real progress towards establishing an oil shale production facility in Jordan Chris Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Energy and Mining Ltd, Jordan

This session describes the comparison of a variety of Jordanian Oil Shales and seeks to demonstrate that: • Jordanian oil shales with very similar sulfur and organic contents can show significantly different reactivity • Sulfur retention in the liquid products from shales with similar sulfur contents can vary significantly • Reactions of the shales and the kerogens derived from them show marked yield differences for reactions under nitrogen and hydrogen • The effects of added metals as potential catalysts differ for reactions of different oil shales with hydrogen Roy Jackson, Distinguished Professor, Sir John Monash University, Australia 9.55

Tuesday 8th May 2012

Water Use And EROI Of Production Of Upgraded Shale Oil Products Using The Enefit280 Technology

An Overview Of Enefit Oil And Power Projects In Jordan

Outotec and Enefit have jointly developed the Enefit280 technology with a higher unit capacity, energy efficiency and lower environmental impact. The new Enefit280 plant will be in operation in 2012.

Water use and EROI (ratio of energy produced to energy consumed) values for the Enefit’s shale oil industry in Jordan using the Enefit280 retorting technology will be presented and comparison will be made with alternative technologies.

Indrek Aarna, Head of R&D, Enefit, Estonia

Enefit investigates oil shale deposits with economic potential all around the world of which the most advanced are the power and oil projects in Jordan, started in 2006.

Enefit has formally signed a Concession Agreement through the local subsidiary Jordan Oil Shale Energy Company, a comprehensive document regulating project development stages, timelines, fiscal regime and environmental framework.

In addition an additional exclusive agreement to investigate the feasibility of constructing a 600-900 MWe oil shale fuelled power station (direct combustion) has been presented and negotiations are in progress.

This presentation will give an overview of the current status of oil and power projects and summarise the key findings and outcomes both technical and economical of the various studies which are currently being performed; bench scale testing, conceptual and scale-up studies, oil upgrading conceptual study, sophisticated crude assay Andres Anijalg, Project Director, Enefit, Jordan

10.15

Downstream Treatment Of Hydrocarbons Produced From Oil Shale Pyrolysis Pierre Allix, Unconventional Resources R&D, Program manager, TOTAL SA, France

10.35

The Alberta Taciuk Process (ATP) Technology For Jordan: Comprehensive Feasibility And Scale Up Factors • Overview of the Jordan Energy & Mining (JEML)/Karak International Oil (KIO) project at the Al Lajjun deposit in Jordan • Comprehensive feasibility studies meeting technical, social, economic, and environmental requirements • Scaling up the technology and throughput: important ATP processor parameters • Developing the project’s personnel and plant operating team Steven Odut, Senior Process Engineer, UMATAC Industrial Processes, Canada

10.55

Closing Remarks From The Track Chairman: Chris Nurse, Managing Director, Hart Group, UK

11.00

Morning networking break & refreshments

Forming New Market Niches: Strategy For Improving The Competitiveness Of Oil Shale Products The products of shale oil vs. conventional crude oil may be less competitive in the motor fuel market due to the difference in production costs. Therefore, proponents of shale projects meet distrust and even resistance from the major oil companies.

It is possible to organise the production of shale oil so that traditional oil companies are transformed from potential competitors into partners and interested consumers. A number of promising alternatives will be discussed including • Promoting shale oil as an activator for the processing of heavy petroleum residues • Extraction of sulfur from oil shale in the form thiophenes – a promising production material • Shale oil distallates as fuels for energy generation, components of marine oil and as raw material for oil refineries Ruslan Salikhov, Deputy Chief Engineer Designer, OJSC ATOMENERGOPROEKT, Russia Closing Remarks From The Track Chairman: John Gordon, Manager, Upgrading Development, Ceramatec

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Panel Discussion

11.30

Oil Shale Economics, Investment And Financing Challenges Moderator: Thomas A. Sladek, Director, Ockham Energy Services, USA Discussion Leaders Include: Ministry Of Finance, Jordan Chris Morgan, CEO, Jordan Energy and Mining, Jordan David Argyle, Chairman, Global Oil Shale Holdings, UK Successfully Managing Environmental & Social Issues In The Oil Shale Industry: Expectations Of The International Community • Understanding both international expectations (IFC and equator principles) and local Jordanian standards • Mitigation and management of key environmental issues including: sustainable water supply, dealing with wastewater, air emissions & spent shale and biodiversity & landscape impacts • Capitalising on social opportunities including local recruitment & livelihoods, stakeholder engagement , cultural Heritage and resettlement planning • Case studies and success stories: planning and approach Nicky Spooner, Partner, Citrus Partners LLC, UK Mark Mackintosh, Partner, Citrus Partners LLC, UK

12.50

Environmental And Social Dialogue: Aligning Stakeholders From The Off-Set • What is the biggest environmental challenge facing oil shale development?

• Responsible mining: regulations and scale of operations • Water requirement evaluations and management: How can technology mitigate water usage?

• Green house gas emissions and off-setting carbon by products in oil shale operations • Oil shale projects in Jordan: An opportunity for viable renewable projects?

Moderator: Rikki Hrenko, CEO, Enefit American Oil, USA Discussion Leaders Include: Khosrow Biglarbigi, President, INTEK, Inc., USA Tamim Suyyagh, Corporate Affairs Manager, Jordan Oil Shale Company B.V. (JOSCO), Jordan Izzat Ahmad Salman Abu Humra, Director, Licensing and Guidance Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Jordan Ali Sobah, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Jordan HH Ms. Al Shareefa Zain Bint Al Naser, Jordan Nicky Spooner, Partner, Citrus Partners LLC, UK Eng Ali Soboh, Ministry Of Water And Irrigation, Jordan

Panel Discussion

12.10

13.40

Lunch & networking

14.40

Workshop Registration

14.50

Workshop A:

Workshop B:

Financial Institutions And Oil Shale Development Each workshop provides an opportunity for a smaller focus group and open dialogue around the specific subject. A number of presenters will take the podium and then all participants will reconvene for a Q&A session with the audience.

Recent R & D Achievements In Oil Shale, Commercial Petrochemicals And Chemicals Production Each workshop provides an opportunity for a smaller focus group and open dialogue around the specific subject. A number of presenters will take the podium and then all participants will reconvene for a Q&A session with the audience.

Workshop Leader: Khosrow Biglarbigi, President, INTEK, Inc., USA Participants: David Argyle, Chairman, Global Oil Shale Holdings, UK Hazim Ramini, Head of Policies & Contracts Division and Petroleum & Oil Shale Directorate, Natural Resources Authority, Jordan Munther Akrough, Managing Director, Jordan Energy and Mining, Jordan

FACT: Greenhouse gases produced from oil shale processing can be captured, and put to beneficial use or sequestered. Techniques are under development by oil shale and other industrial firms to meet regulations when they are enacted. Not all technologies under development require large external sources of electric power. The gas produced during oil shale retorting is sufficient to supply the retorting energy needs of most processes. Electric power required for an oil shale industry can be generated from sources other than coal, such as co-generation, natural gas, solar or wind turbines.

17.00

Workshop Leader: Thomas A. Sladek, Director, PhD, Ockham Energy Services, USA Participants: Ruslan Salikhov, Deputy Chief Engineer Designer, ATOMENERGOPROEKT, Russia Jeremy Boak, Director, Center for Oil Shale Technology and Research, Colorado School Of Mines, USA Nicky Spooner, Partner, Citrus Partners LLC, UK Sergei Sabanov, Consultant, SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd, UK Omar Al-Ayed, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering & Oil Shale Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan Tõnis Meriste, Environmental Development Manager, Eesti Energia AS, Estonia Rikki Hrenko, CEO, Enefit American Oil, USA Jaan Habicht, Academic Mentor, University of Tartu, Estonia Tom Fowler, Oil Shale Commercial & Integration Lead, Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc, USA

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