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.

Boomtown Blues
Boomtown Blues

Author: Andrew Gulliford

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13:

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Examines the 100-year history of oil shale development and chronicles the social, environmental, and financial havoc created by the continual boom and bust cycles in the industry. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Competitive Aspects of Oil Shale Development
Competitive Aspects of Oil Shale Development

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13:

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Discusses possibility of large oil company monopolization of oil shale development in the Rocky Mountains.

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.