DOE Science Showcase - Oil Shale Research
Oil shale has been recognized as a potentially valuable U.S. energy resource for a century. Obstacles to its use have included the expense of current shale-oil production technologies and their effects on our environment. The energy landscape is evolving. Technology has advanced, global economic, political, and market conditions have changed and the regulatory landscape has matured. Recent efforts to realize the potential of this vast resource is a major focus of DOE’s Fossil Energy program research. Read more about recent developments in fuel extraction, water management and efforts to advance the use of oil shales for energy In the OSTI Collections: Oil Shales, by Dr. William Watson, Physicist, OSTI staff.
Image Credit: Argonne National LaboratoryAdditional Links of Interest
- DOE Office of Oil & Natural Gas
- DOE oil shale research information in SciTech Connect
- Oil shale information in the National Library of EnergyBeta
- U.S. Agency oil shale information in Science.gov
- International oil shale information in WorldWideScience.org, English language
- Oil Shale and Other Unconventional Fuels Activities, DOE Office of Fossil Energy
- U.S. Oil Shale Resources, Fact Sheet, DOE Office of Petroleum Reserves Strategic Unconventional Fuels
- Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS Information Center, Argonne National Laboratory
- Oil Shale Energy Resources Program, Oil Shale Calculator, the U.S. Geological Survey
