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  • 11Oil shale economics — deals with the economic feasibility of oil shale extraction and processing. The economic feasibility of oil shale is highly dependent on the price of conventional oil, and the assumption that the price will remain at a certain level for some time …

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  • 12Nevada–Texas–Utah Retort — NTU Retort Process type chemical Industrial sector(s) chemical industry oil industry Feedstock oil shale Product(s) shale oil Inventor Roy C. Dundas …

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  • 13Unconventional oil — is petroleum produced or extracted using techniques other than the conventional (oil well) method. Oil industries and governments across the globe are investing in unconventional oil sources due to the increasing scarcity of conventional oil… …

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  • 14Shale oil — This article is about synthetic oil produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution from oil shale. For crude oil stored in shale reservoirs, see Tight oil. Shale oil, known also as kerogen oil or oil shale oil, is an unconventional… …

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  • 15Environmental impact of the oil shale industry — Kiviõli Oil Shale Processing Chemicals Plant in Ida Virumaa, Estonia Environmental impact of the oil shale industry includes the consideration of issues such as land use, waste management, and water and air pollution caused by the extraction and… …

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  • 16Disodium pyrophosphate — IUPAC name Disodium dihydrogen diphosphate …

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  • 17Environmental impact of oil shale industry — includes the consideration of issues such as land use, waste management, and water and air pollution. Surface mining of oil shale deposits has all the environmental impacts of open pit mining. In addition, the combustion and thermal processing… …

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  • 18Narva Oil Plant — (Estonian: Narva Õlitehas), a subsidiary of Eesti Energia, is a producer of shale oil from oil shale. It operates a commercial scale shale oil retorting plant, located in Narva, Estonia. Contents 1 History 2 Description …

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  • 19Pina — Pi na (pron. also ?). (Metal.) A cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting; also, the residuary cone of spongy silver left after the retorting. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 20Occidental Petroleum — Corporation Type Public (NYSE: OXY) Industry Oil and gas …

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