Enefit is unlocking the potential of a unique energy resource: Technology Provider
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• Resource assessment
• Feasibility studies
• Feasibility studies
• Bench/pilot services
• Construction
• Engineering
• Operation
• Turn-key plant delivery
• Technology license is included in all Enefit projects
Enefit's Jordanian oil shale deposits
is patented by Eesti Energia,” Eesti Energia Oil & Gas CEO, Igor Kond, explains. “The current plant has two units capable of processing 140 tons of shale oil per hour, producing 2,500 barrels per day each. Our new and advanced generation oil plant, which we are currently constructing together with our partners Outotec, will have double that capacity.” Cooperation with Outotec has been one of the key points in Enefit’s technology development and industry expansion. The international engineering company is known for its global presence and significant experience in providing innovative solutions to various minerals and metals industries. Outotec’s proven capability in circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology and their extensive R&D facilities coupled with Eesti Energia’s leadership in oil shale operations and development are unlocking the potential of oil shale.
New Enefit 280 oil plant THE NEW OIL PLANT PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION: • Oil shale consumption: 2.26 million tons/year • Shale oil: 1.8 million bbl/year • Retort gas: 75 million m³/year • Electricity: 35 Mwe by steam turbine ENEFIT TECHNOLOGY: Enefit 140 oil plant in Narva, Estonia.
• Efficient - extraction of ALL energy in the oil shale and utilization of all mined oil shale • Clean - low emissions, compliance with all future EU standards,
Discovery of new oil fields, use of reserves and extension of the lifespan of oil fields through additional investments and production technology upgrades may slow the decline in production volumes, but will hardly stop it
ash that can be sold to the cement industry • Profitable - integrated power generation and products with additional revenue streams • Proven - Advancement of Enefit’s proven, already best
Oil shale development is a possible answer to the resource shortage, as the
available technology
insecurity prevalent on the world oil market is leading to rapidly increasing demand for alternative methods of oil production. More and more investments are being directed into increasing the production of liquid fuels from deep sea, heavy oil, oil sands and oil shale - as a result of which, Enefit’s experience in processing oil shale is receiving ever more international attention. As the search to find new conventional resources expands its boundaries, production costs are driven higher making alternative sources, such as oil shale, more competitive.
Enefit’s leading proprietary technology Estonia is one of only three countries in the world with an oil shale industry and Enefit’s commercial shale oil production plant in Narva, Estonia is the only plant in the world currently operating based on the solid heat carrier technology. “Almost 80% of the original design has been replaced by Enefit’s engineers over the course of about 30 years, and the Enefit technology
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