Oil shale development in the United States prospects and policy issues
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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND
c2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421484606719 |
Table of Contents:
- 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
