The oil-shale bed originally extended to a depth of 190 m.    From Wordnik.com.  [Messel Pit fossil site, Germany] Reference

While several countries have oil-shale industries, large-scale production is rare.    From Wordnik.com.  [Squeezing Oil From a Stone] Reference

The new White House plan puts more emphasis than past proposals on oil-shale production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Republicans Ramp Up Debate on Offshore Drilling] Reference

Exxon Corp. in 1982 abandoned a big oil-shale project in Colorado when oil prices collapsed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush Allows Shale Drilling Over Protests] Reference

But the recent slump in oil prices could damp the petroleum industry's interest in the oil-shale region.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush Allows Shale Drilling Over Protests] Reference

Brazil's 4,600 barrels of daily oil-shale production amounts to about 19 seconds worth of U.S. consumption.    From Wordnik.com.  [Squeezing Oil From a Stone] Reference

Those include regulations paving the way for oil-shale exploration and increased oil and gas leasing near national parks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bighorn Sheep Rule Stirs Debate in West] Reference

Still, Shell and other players, like Chevron, Exxon and a handful of oil-shale prospecting companies, want some answers now.    From Wordnik.com.  [America’s Untapped Oil] Reference

Most oil-shale production has taken place in countries with relatively few environmental restrictions, such as Estonia and China.    From Wordnik.com.  [Squeezing Oil From a Stone] Reference

By some estimates, U.S. oil-shale reserves could yield 800 billion barrels of oil, triple the current proven reserves of Saudi Arabia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Squeezing Oil From a Stone] Reference

Surely, Mr. Udall will now want to acknowledge his mistake of a year ago and fight to lift the oil-shale ban on the House floor next month.    From Wordnik.com.  [Democrats and Drilling] Reference

Part of the point of oil-shale and oil-sands is that the infrastructure is already in place throughout the world to use that form of energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Shale, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Proponents say developing U.S. oil-shale reserves could yield 800 billion barrels of oil, triple the current proven reserves of Saudi Arabia.    From Wordnik.com.  [House Democrats Offer Bill Allowing Offshore Drilling] Reference

"If oil-shale technology proves to be viable on a commercial scale, taxpayers should get a fair rate of return from their resource," Mr. Salazar said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interior Secretary Scraps Oil-Shale Leasing] Reference

Many in Rifle, Colo., still remember what they call Black Sunday, the day in 1982 when Exxon Corp. closed a billion-dollar oil-shale project, which cost 2,000 jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Squeezing Oil From a Stone] Reference

According to Bureau of Land Management estimates, U.S. oil-shale reserves could yield 800 billion barrels of oil, triple the current proven reserves of Saudi Arabia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interior Secretary Scraps Oil-Shale Leasing] Reference

Instead, the price of oil collapsed -- taking with it many of the companies and the environmentally scarred communities that had invested so much in the oil-shale effort.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Allure of Oil Shale - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

Gale Norton at centre of corruption inquiry over oil-shale awards to Shell.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Want a secure world? Travel, invest and educate girls] Reference

ExxonMobil, two others seek oil-shale leases photo: Creative Commons/rogerbarker2.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to KBR to market BP refining technology] Reference

Among the rule changes and plans that might become final are commercial oil-shale leasing.    From Wordnik.com.  [t r u t h o u t] Reference

Salazar is opting for smaller-scale oil-shale leases that he says are environmentally sensitive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

A Colorado official took a more cautious approach, saying the state supports oil-shale development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Durangoherald.com] Reference

Farmers say they are concerned about the potential impacts oil-shale development can have on the West's water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

Jon Huntsman's declaration made last year at the same symposium that Utah is open to commercial oil-shale development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Durangoherald.com] Reference

"With this new round of RD&D leases, we hope to move closer to responsibly and sustainably developing our oil-shale resources.".    From Wordnik.com. Reference

"We must reform our nation's oil-shale program and ensure that the American people have the promise of a fair return from their resources.".    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Though Shell dropped its bid for Yampa water this week, the company left open the possibility of pursuing the oil-shale project in the future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

He got the idea, he said, from Exxon engineers in the 1980s, who proposed diverting the Missouri River to Western Colorado for oil-shale production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Durangoherald.com] Reference

Widening motorways, bailing out banks (including those who then, under public ownership, lend money to companies who deforest and develop oil-shale).    From Wordnik.com.  [Grist - the Latest from Grist] Reference

A major producer of banking soad, Natural Soda, Inc., is one of three companies seeking a federal oil-shale research and development lease in Colorado.    From Wordnik.com.  [Headwaters News Content] Reference

National Oil Shale Association Executive Director Glenn Vawter says semi-commercial projects are necessary to answer questions about oil-shale development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

Core's recently introduced SpectraChem Plus+ (TM) service also continues to gain market acceptance, especially in multi-stage completions in the Bakken oil-shale play.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Shell Exploration and Production Co. has dropped its bid for a 15 billion - gallon water right on the Yampa River, citing a slowdown in its oil-shale development program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference