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Tag Archives: oil shale
Youngquist on Oil, natural gas, heavy oil, tar sands, GTL, GTO, oil shale
Preface. I was fortunate enough to know Walter for 15 years. He became a friend and mentor, helping me learn to become a better science writer, and sending me material I might be interested in, and delightful pictures of him … Continue reading
Posted in Peak Oil, Walter Youngquist
Tagged Geodestinies, LNG, natural gas, oil, oil shale, tar sands
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Over and under-cooked oil — tar sands, “fracked” tight oil & gas, oil shale
[ This article discusses why it’s so hard and expensive to extract difficult oils like tar sands, oil shale, and tight “fracked” oil, for reasons such as: These are at the bottom of the resource pyramid, so there may be … Continue reading
Posted in Oil & Gas Fracked, Oil Shale, Tar Sands (Oil Sands)
Tagged Canada, fracking, oil sands, oil shale, tar sands, tight oil, Venezuela
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