Shale Technologies, LLC is an American privately held oil shale

Oil shale

Oil shale, an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock, contains significant amounts of kerogen from which liquid hydrocarbons called shale oil can be produced...

 company with the headquarter in Rifle, Colorado

Rifle, Colorado

The City of Rifle is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,769 at the 2000 census. Rifle is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Cliffs, which dominate the...

. It is an owner of the proprietary information relating to the Paraho oil shale retorting technologies

Paraho process

The Paraho process is an above ground retorting technology for shale oil extraction. The name "Paraho" is delivered from the words "para homem", which means in Portuguese "for mankind".-History:...

 (Paraho Direct and Paraho Indirect). The Paraho Direct is an American version of a vertical shaft retort similar to the Kiviter

Kiviter process

-History:The Kiviter process is based on the earlier vertical retort technology . This technology underwent a long process of development...

 and Fushun

Fushun process

The Fushun process is an above-ground retorting technology for shale oil extraction. It is named after the main production site of Fushun, Liaoning province in northeastern China.-History:...

 retorts. This technology is used in the company's pilot plant facility in Rifle.

History

On 28 June 2000, Shale Technologies purchased Paraho Development Corporation, a developer of shale oil extraction technology.