Blue Ensign Technologies Limited is a company registered in  Australia that owns the exclusive, proven and patent-protected technology of the Rendall Process for production of synthetic crude oil from oil shale.   

World energy demand 

According to the International Energy Agency (WEO 2008) world demand for energy is expected to continue growing at an average of 1.6% per year, or an increase of 45% between 2008 and 2030. 

Oil is expected to continue to be the largest single source of energy for the foreseeable future. In order to supply this energy, significant investment is required across the industry from production to refining.

Unconventional oil 

The US Geological Survey estimates total global shale oil resources at a “very conservative” 2.8 trillion barrels. This is roughly triple the cumulative quantity of oil produced worldwide from the late-1800s to 2006.

The Rendall Process

Since the early 1980s, hundreds of bench-scale tests have been performed on oil shales from around the world by various researchers, to develop and prove the process chemistry used in the Rendall Process.

This process approach has several key advantages over alternative technologies:

• Higher yields and quality  
• Lower operating costs  
• Scalability  
• Minimal environmental impacts  

Blue Ensign business plan

Blue Ensign’s business plan includes the following components:  

• Construction and operation of a 1 tonne per hour demonstration plant   
• Acquisition of additional interests in oil shale resources   
• Establishment of a commercial oil shale mining and processing operations  
• Worldwide licensing of the Rendall Process to prospective developers of oil shale resources  

The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX code BLE)