A method for drying particulate material such as hydrocarbonous particulate material, for example oil shale, comprising a providing step for providing a venturi dryer having a venturi throat and a drying section in fluid connection with the venturi throat, and for providing a material feeding means for feeding particulate material from a particulate material source into the drying section of the venturi dryer, wherein the venturi dryer has an inner space symmetrical with respect to a central axis, a material feeding step for feeding particulate material from the particulate material source into the drying section of the venturi dryer by means of the material feeding means, and a gas feeding step for feeding gas from a gas feeding section of the venturi dryer through the venturi throat of the venturi dryer into the drying section of the venturi dryer and through particulate material in the drying section of the venturi dryer, characterized in that the providing step includes: - providing a material feeding means comprising at least two screw feeders comprising a spiral blade rotatable about an rotation axis, - connecting each of said at least two screw feeders so that each of said at least two screw feeders opens up into the drying section of the venturi dryer at a feeding opening between the screw feeder and the drying section of the venturi dryer, and in that the material feeding step includes rotating the spiral blade of each of said at least two screw feeders about a rotation axis to feed feeding particulate material from a particulate material source into the drying section of the venturi dryer, each of said at least two screw feeders being connected to the drying section of the venturi dryer so that: - the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer is uncut by an imaginary extension of the rotation axis of each screw feeder - the feeding openings are provided symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer, and - each of the feeding openings are positioned substantially at the same position along the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer. - providing a material feeding means comprising at least two screw feeders comprising a spiral blade rotatable about an rotation axis, - connecting each of said at least two screw feeders so that each of said at least two screw feeders opens up into the drying section of the venturi dryer at a feeding opening between the screw feeder and the drying section of the venturi dryer, and in that the material feeding step includes rotating the spiral blade of each of said at least two screw feeders about a rotation axis to feed feeding particulate material from a particulate material source into the drying section of the venturi dryer, each of said at least two screw feeders being connected to the drying section of the venturi dryer so that: - the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer is uncut by an imaginary extension of the rotation axis of each screw feeder - the feeding openings are provided symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer, and - each of the feeding openings are positioned substantially at the same position along the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer. - the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer is uncut by an imaginary extension of the rotation axis of each screw feeder - the feeding openings are provided symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer, and - each of the feeding openings are positioned substantially at the same position along the central axis of the inner space of the venturi dryer.