SHALE debate is moving into the next logical phase – from technically recoverable to economically recoverable shale resources. Geologists have long known that some shale deposits contain large amounts ...

RIFLE — The highly concentrated levels of oil shale in northwest Colorado would help limit the amount of acreage disturbed if commercial development of the resource occurs, a speaker told the Garfield ...

The UK government has commissioned a study into the feasibility of shale gas extraction in the country — less than three years after imposing a ban on hydraulic fracturing operations. The government ...

Recent discussions regarding the advent of a peak in global crude oil production generally fail to address the potential of America's rich, massive oil shale resources to augment petroleum supplies.

Northwest Colorado is home to the world's largest-known oil shale resource. But oil shale long has come under scrutiny over issues including how much energy would be consumed to produce energy, what ...