shale fuel
41Petrosix — is currently the world’s largest surface oil shale pyrolysis retort with an convert|11|m|ft|0 diameter vertical shaft kiln, operational since 1992. It is located in São Mateus do Sul, Brazil, and it is owned and operated by the Brazil energy… …
42Energy policy of Brazil — Brazil is the 10th largest energy consumer in the world and the largest in South America. At the same time, it is an important oil and gas producer in the region and the world s second largest ethanol fuel producer. The governmental agencies… …
43Mitigation of peak oil — The standard Hubbert curve, plotting crude oil production of an oil well or oil field over time …
44Energy policy of Russia — The Energy policy of Russia is contained in an Energy Strategy document, which sets out policy for the period up to 2020. In 2000, the Russian government approved the main provisions of the Russian energy strategy to 2020, and in 2003 the new… …
45United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
46Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …
47Independent Energy Partners — Independent Energy Partners, Inc. (IEP) is an American oil shale company Based in Denver, Colorado. It is a developer of the Geothermic Fuels Cells Process, an in situ oil shale extraction process.HistoryOn February 3, 2004, IEP received an… …
48Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
49History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas) — Natural gas has been used almost as long as crude oil in Canada, but its commercial development was not as rapid. This is because of special properties of this energy commodity: it is a gas, and it frequently contains impurities. The technical… …
50Mudrock — Glacial Lake Missoula claystone Red mudrock in the Ragged Reef Formation ( …
