More than half the world’s oil shale is found in Utah and Colorado, and for a century, men have tried to unlock this energy source. The rocks have proved stubborn, promising much, delivering little.”I ...

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 factors that have incited previous booms in Shale Country are falling into place today. During the 2008 legislative session, high energy prices throughout the United States turned a spotlight on ...

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 ...

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 ...