据MENAFN网站2021年8月21日美国俄勒冈州波特兰报道，全球油页岩市场价值在2017年曾达到16.09亿美元，这个数字预计到2025年前将达到56.36亿美元，2018年至2025年的复合年增长率为16.7%。
天然状态以外部分占全球油页岩市场的四分之三以上。 油页岩是一种沉积岩地层，含有诸如油母岩质、沥青和其它的有机物质。 这种有机物质受热后在不同温度下会产生不同的液态烃产品。 液态碳氢化合物的回收从页岩中完成，这需要先进的钻井技术，例如水力压裂技术。
根据产品类型，油页岩市场被分为石油、天然气、焦炭等。 石油是油页岩市场中最有利可图的产品类型，因为油母岩质中有很大比例的石油。油母岩质 是从油页岩中提取出来的有机化合物。
李峻 编译自 MENAFN网站
原文如下：
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