Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan:

Z. J. Efendieva, Associate Professor, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, efendi2005@rambler.ru
Ch. M. Khalifa-zade, Professor, Doctor of Geologo-Mineralogical Sciences

Oil shale is a valuable complex mineral raw material, after processing and gasification of which it is possible to obtain high-calorie gas, liquid motor fuel, and as a building material - ash. In many countries, oil shale plays an important role in the fuel and energy sector of the economy. Large reserves of such shales are also available in the Republic of Azerbaijan, but they are not sufficiently studied in geological and economic terms. This article provides an overview of the available geological data and scientific research on oil shales of Azerbaijan: their qualitative characteristics are given, and the Dialinskoye and Gubinskoye deposits are examined in more detail. Based on the analysis of the world experience of oil shale enterprises, the directions of industrial use of oil shale in general and in Azerbaijan are formulated, in particular: burning power plants in boiler furnaces, high-temperature processing to produce combustible gas, semi-coking to produce shale tar, liquid fuel and various chemical products. The prospects of involving oil shale of Azerbaijan in industrial circulation are estimated. The questionis raised ab out the need to expand exploration work in the country for a detailed assessment of the industrial potential of this type of mineral raw materials, reserves calculation and design of oil shale enterprises in Azerbaijan.

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