Oil Shale Development in the United States
Oil Shale Development in the United States

Author: James T. Bartis

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2005-09-16

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0833041002

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In the early 1980s, industry and government took a hard look at the economics of extracting oil from vast deposits of shale that lie beneath the western United States. Oil prices subsided, and interest waned. With oil prices spiking and global demand showing no signs of abating, reexamining the economics of oil shale makes sense. In this report, the authors describe oil shale resources; suitability, cost, and performance of new technologies; and key policy issues that need to be addressed by government decisionmakers in the near future.

Potential Future Role of Oil Shale
Potential Future Role of Oil Shale

Author: United States. Interagency Task Force on Oil Shale

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 850

ISBN-13:

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This report of the Interagency Task Force on Oil Shale examines the prospects for expanding shale oil production to meet the objectives of Project Independence. The study considers production potential; resource requirements such as human, money, and material resources; production constraints; and actions needed to accelerate development. The report also deals with economic factors in increased development of oil shale production; oil shale resource base and ownership; leasing requirements and policy; water demand, supply and quality; air quality analysis; impact on fish and wildlife; and the status of technology.

Oil Shale Development in the United States
Oil Shale Development in the United States

Author: James T. Bartis

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780833038487

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Annotation The report describes the oil shale resources in the western United States; the suitability, cost, and performance of available technologies for developing the richest of those resources; and the key energy, environmental, land-use, and socioeconomic policy issues that need to be addressed by government decision makers in the near future.

Developments in Oil Shale
Developments in Oil Shale

Author: Anthony Andrews

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1437939724

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Rising oil prices and concerns over declining petroleum production worldwide revived U.S. interest in oil shale after a two-decade hiatus. In addition to technological challenges left unsolved from previous development efforts, environmental issues remained and new issues have emerged. Challenges to development also include competition with conventional petroleum production in the mid-continent region, and increasing petroleum imports from Canada. Contents of this report: Background; Oil Shale Resource Potential; Challenges to Development; Commercial Leasing Program; R&D Program; Programmatic Environ. Impact Statement; Mineral Leasing Act Amendments; Commercial Lease Sale and Royalty Rates. Illus.