• How much shale oil is produced in Estonia?
  • In 2008, Estonia was the second largest shale oil producer in the world after China. Production was 1.173 million tonnes of shale oil in 2019. About 99% of shale oil production was exported. In 2018, 34% of the mined oil shale was used for shale oil production. There are three shale-oil producers in Estonia.
  • Why did Estonia restart its shale oil plant?
  • In response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Baltic states, including Estonia, restarted its shale oil power plants instead of phasing them out.\n(REUTERS/Ints Kalnins)
  • Where did Estonian oil shale specialists work?
  • While Soviet troops were advancing into Estonia during 1944, about 200 Estonian oil shale specialists were evacuated to Sch?mberg, Germany, to work at an oil shale industry there, codenamed Operation Desert ( Unternehmen W¨¹ste).
  • Does Kohtla-J?rve Power Station use oil shale gas?
  • In addition to raw oil shale, the Kohtla-J?rve Power Station uses oil shale gas, a by-product of shale oil production, for the same purposes. // 59.44444; 24.75056 ( Tallinn Power Plant)
  • Does Eesti Energia produce shale oil?
  • Eesti Energia produces shale oil and set a record for production in the first half of this year. The company is also working on ways to reduce air pollution caused by the process. The Estonian oil shale oil industry is also expecting a record year for production.
  • Will Estonia stop oil shale power generation by 2035?
  • The government coalition of Estonia has decided that Estonia will stop oil shale power generation by 2035 at the latest. Heat produced by co-generation at the Balti Power Station is used for district heating of Narva, the third largest city in Estonia with 58,700 inhabitants (2013).