Stuart Oil Shale Project

Stuart Oil Shale Project
CountryAustralia
LocationYarwun near Gladstone, Queensland
Coordinates23°47′12″S 151°08′49″E / 23.786652°S 151.146809°E / -23.786652; 151.146809
StatusOperational
Construction began1999; 2011
Decommission date2004
OwnerQueensland Energy Resources

The Stuart Oil Shale Project is an oil shale development project in Yarwun near Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. It is Australia's first major attempt since the 1950s to restart commercial use of oil shale. The project was originally developed by Australian companies Southern Pacific Petroleum NL and Central Pacific Minerals NL (SPP/CPM) and developed now by Queensland Energy Resources. The original facility built at the end of the 1990s was dismantled and the new demonstration facility started its operations in 2011.

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