03119nam 22006614a 450 991022013480332120200520144314.097866122828811-282-28288-30-8330-4100-21-60129-025-X(CKB)1000000000345711(EBL)257203(OCoLC)475972950(SSID)ssj0000331043(PQKBManifestationID)11275202(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000331043(PQKBWorkID)10325309(PQKB)10112950(SSID)ssj0000282439(PQKBManifestationID)11228204(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282439(PQKBWorkID)10316936(PQKB)10807125(Au-PeEL)EBL257203(CaPaEBR)ebr10152618(OCoLC)62074269(MiAaPQ)EBC257203(EXLCZ)99100000000034571120050803d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOil shale development in the United States prospects and policy issues /James T. Bartis ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. RANDc20051 online resource (89 p.)"MG-414".0-8330-3848-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68).Cover; Preface; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; About This Study; Contents of This Report; Chapter Two - The U.S. Oil Shale Resource Base; Oil Shale Resources in Place; Recoverable Resources in the Green River Formation; Resource Ownership; Chapter Three - Oil Shale Technologies; Mining and Surface Retorting; In-Situ Retorting; Thermally Conductive In-Situ Conversion; Timeline for Oil Shale Development; Chapter Four - The Strategic Significance of Oil Shale; Direct Benefits of Domestic Oil Shale ProductionReductions in the World Price of OilEnhanced National Security; Confounding or Inconclusive Arguments; Summary; Chapter Five - Critical Policy Issues for Oil Shale Development; Environmental and Social Impacts; Constraints to Strategically Significant Production; Chapter Six - The Development Path for Oil Shale; Business as Usual; Toward Industrial Development; Appendix - Cost Estimation Methodology and Assumptions; BibliographyA 450-character abstract. 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 decision makers in the near future.Oil-shalesUnited StatesOil-shale industryUnited StatesOil-shalesOil-shale industry622/.3383/0973Bartis James T.1945-904741MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220134803321Oil shale development in the United States2199359UNINA