Method of reforming crude oil

A method of reforming crude oil, comprising:

• providing a heavy crude oil energy brick, the heavy crude oil energy brick comprising:
• an aggregate first part comprising heavy crude oil, the heavy crude oil having an API gravity of less than 22° API and comprising between 20% by weight and 30% by weight of the total mass of constituent components of the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• an aggregate second part comprising at least one of fly ash, waste coal, petroleum coke, and an aggregate having a carbon content of more than 10% by weight of the aggregate second part, the aggregate second part comprising between 10% by weight and 25% by weight of the total mass of constituent components of the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• a cement reacting agent comprising phosphoric acid, the phosphoric acid having a concentration of at least 92%, the cement reacting agent comprising between 7.5% by weight and 15% by weight of the total mass of constituent components of the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• a metal-based cementing agent comprising at least one of hematite and magnetite, the metal-based cementing agent comprising at least 50% iron by weight, and comprising in the between 10% by weight and 25% by weight of the total mass of constituent components of the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• a setting agent comprising at least one of iron oxide and elemental iron, the setting agent comprising between 1% by weight and 5% by weight of the total mass of constituent components of the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• and
• a working fluid, the working fluid comprising water, the working fluid comprising 5% or less by weight of the total mass of constituent components of heavy crude oil energy brick;
• and
• wherein the heavy crude oil energy brick is defined by surplus water and formed hydrates which occur during the process of manufacturing the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• heating the heavy crude oil energy brick to a temperature of between 170° C. and 190° C. to remove the surplus water and the formed hydrates from the heavy crude oil energy brick;
• further heating the heavy crude oil energy brick to a temperature of between 450° C. and 550° C. to catalytically crack and reform hydrocarbon molecules in the aggregate first part;
• and
• collecting the catalytically cracked and reformed hydrocarbon molecules as product.