I agree that getting oil from shale is not the answer. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Hard To Believe For Anyone Who Trusted The Media in the 1970s] Reference
The amount of water it takes to get that oil shale is pretty much all the water we have. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Drill, Baby, Drill] Reference
The shale is part of a 600-mile-long geological formation containing a huge reservoir of natural gas. From Wordnik.com. [Stephan Salisbury: Surveillance, America's Pastime] Reference
CVX and Statoil are reportedly interested in investing in Chinese shale as are a few very large American independents. From Wordnik.com. [Emerging International Shale Gas: Poland and China Lead - Seeking Alpha] Reference
According to the Investors Business Daily there are an estimated 1 trillion barrels of oil trapped in shale in the U.S. and Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Carter: Obama-Clinton ticket unlikely] Reference
Exxon's deal is the latest and most significant signal that large companies are moving to make major investments in American shale fields. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Bloomberg News Drilling in shale-gas formations, as here near Montrose, Pa., has contributed to a near-record U.S. supplies of natural gas. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Gas Falls on Storage Glut] Reference
CNOOC Ltd. CEO Yang Hua said that The cooperation with Chesapeake in shale oil and natural gas is consistent with our value-driven overseas development strategy. From Wordnik.com. [Chesapeake Carves Off A Chunk In Shale Sale To CNOOC] Reference
Oil forms underground in rock such as shale, which is rich in organic materials. From Wordnik.com. [AP Environmental Science Chapter 13- Non-Renewable] Reference
Getting more oil from offshore and getting to something called shale oil. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2008] Reference
But to its critics, the shale is the opposite: a catastrophe of opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
He wants expand the production of oil shale, which is found in Western states. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2008] Reference
As far as possible the ‘dirt’ — the shale, that is — is used for making the roads below. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to Wigan Pier] Reference
The oil in those areas is held within sedimentary rocks known as shale that make extraction tricky. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
Gavin Thompson, Wood Mackenzie's China gas study director calls shale gas "the major growth story" in China. From Wordnik.com. [Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment] Reference
Unlike the earlier deposits of natural gas, the so-called shale plays stop producing very rapidly, requiring far more drilling. From Wordnik.com. [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference
Despite all the fanfare about the so-called shale plays, says Matthews, U.S. production of natural gas last year had not risen from 2001. From Wordnik.com. [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference
The same can be said of oil shale, which is an incredibly water - and energy-intense method of converting hydrocarbons into a synthetic oil. From Wordnik.com. [MichiganLiberal] Reference
Some fine publications have even called shale gas a 'game changer' and most people are now convinced that shale gas has made 'Peak Oil' irrelevant. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Commentaries | Safehaven.com] Reference
Less resistant rocks, such as shale, may underlie the slopes. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference
Other less resistant rocks, such as shale and siltstone, form the side slopes. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
Other less resistant rocks, such as shale and siltstone, may form the side slopes. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
The huge difference between oil shale and oil produced from shale reservoirs, often called shale oil. From Wordnik.com. [The Difference Between Oil Shale and Shale Oil, And 6 Ways to Play It -- Seeking Alpha] Reference
Some rock, such as shale or solid granite, may have only a few hairline cracks through which water can move. From Wordnik.com. [Groundwater] Reference
"They can either go to more challenging resources such as shale oil, coal to liquids or they can go to challenging places.". From Wordnik.com. [Exxon to Boost Spending,] Reference
America’s natural gas reserves are likely bigger than Russia’s, now that we’ve realized how much gas there is in shale. From Wordnik.com. [And What Are The Chances Democrats Will Let Us Use It? « Tai-Chi Policy] Reference
As a result, producers like Whiting must use more expensive methods to extract reserves from sites such as shale and coal beds. From Wordnik.com. [Whiting Shares Seen As Mediocre] Reference
Soils are alkaline or gypsum bearing and are derived from sedimentary rocks such as shale, sandstone and siltstone, or windblown material. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference
The soils, formed from sedimentary rocks, such as shale, sandstone and siltstone, are also not as alkaline as those found in Ecoregion 18g. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA)] Reference
But, if the soil is less forgiving, such as shale, deflections can't be removed. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
The "shale" is a sedimentary rock known as mudstone, and the "oil" is a waxy solid called kerogen. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference
He oversaw the company's expansion into areas such as shale gas transmission and oil pipelines to the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
He is experienced in the evaluation of unconventional resources such as shale gas, tight gas sands and CBM. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
And, concerns about the possible rate of production from unconventional sources such as shale gas loom large. From Wordnik.com. [Resource Insights] Reference
"The U.S. is gradually shifting investment to unconventional energy sources, such as shale gas reserves at home.". From Wordnik.com. [Bloomberg] Reference
XTO has operations across the US and is a specialist in extracting gas from unconventional places such as shale rock. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
In this way, charge build-up on non-conductive samples, such as shale, is neutralized and detection of secondary electrons. From Wordnik.com. [Nano Tech Wire] Reference
As conventional basins in Canada mature, we are focusing our investment on unconventional resource plays such as shale gas. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Production Inc. He is experienced in the evaluation of unconventional resources such as shale gas, tight gas sands and CBM. From Wordnik.com. [Presseportal] Reference
Low-carbon fuel standards penalize fuels, such as shale gas or oilsands, that are more carbon intensive than other sources. From Wordnik.com. [Dose.ca Music briefs] Reference
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