OREANDA-NEWS. June 18, 2013. The International Oil Shale Symposium is taking place at Tallinn University of Technology with around 400 experts mulling over the future of the industry.

Taking place for the fourth time in Estonia, the list of speakers includes Eesti Energia's CEO Sandor Liive, Minister of Economic Affairs Juhan Parts, the International Energy Agency's Didier Houssin and the World Energy Council's Leonhard Birnbaum.

Eesti Energia is hoping oil shale will become the next popular source of energy as the price of crude oil continues to grow.