Oil shale development in the United States : prospects and policy issues / / James T. Bartis ... [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
Oil shale development in the United States : prospects and policy issues / / James T. Bartis ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, c2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (89 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 622/.3383/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Oil-shales - United States |
| Oil-shale industry - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
BartisJames T. <1945->
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| Note generali: | "MG-414". |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-68). |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Production |
| Reductions 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Oil shale development in the United States |
| ISBN: | 9786612282881 |
| 1-282-28288-3 | |
| 0-8330-4100-2 | |
| 1-60129-025-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910220134803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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