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to produce considerable amounts of oil. It is worth mentioning that in addition to
crude petroleum, oil shale 7 has been exploited in the past and might be taken up
again in the future.
Table D.10 in the appendix shows Australian oil production data from 1913 until
2009, published by the BGS and its former organisations and completed with BP
data (BP, 2010).
45,000
B, ktoe
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Year
Fig. 13.19 The exergy loss of Australian oil reserves
Fig.13.20TheHubbertPeakappliedtoAustralianoilreserves
7 Oil shales are sedimentary rocks containing a high proportion of organic matter (kerogen) which
can be converted to synthetic oil or gas by processing.