Project Independence Blueprint. Task force report. Potential future role of oil shale: prospects and constaints

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:6398579

This report of the Interagency Task Force on Oil Shale examines the prospects for expanding shale oil production to meet the objectives of Project Independence. The study considers production potential; resource requirements such as human, money, and material resources; production constraints; and actions needed to accelerate development. The report also deals with economic factors in increased development of oil-shale production; oil-shale resource base and ownership; leasing requirements and policy; water demand, supply, and quality; air quality analysis; impact on fish and wildlife; and the status of technology. Portions of this document are not fully legible.

• Research Organization: Federal Energy Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6398579
• Report Number(s): FEA/N-74/546; PB-248-506-8GA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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