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101 0 $aeng
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181   $ctxt
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183   $acr
200 00$aOil shale development in the United States $eprospects and policy issues /$fJames T. Bartis ... [et al.]
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRAND$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (89 p.)
300   $a"MG-414".
311   $a0-8330-3848-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 63-68).
327   $aCover; 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 Production
327   $aReductions 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; Bibliography
330   $aA 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.
606   $aOil-shales$zUnited States
606   $aOil-shale industry$zUnited States
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615  0$aOil-shale industry
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701   $aBartis$b James T.$f1945-$0904741
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