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shale oil en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale.
   • Up in the mountains along both sides of Parachute Creek the Exxon Corporation and other companies have begun to pour billions of dollars into two huge projects to turn the nation's immense reserves of oil shale into shale oil. 1981 November 6, Robert D. Hershey Jr, “Shale Oil Is Coming Of Age”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. (countable, uncountable) A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales).

Forms

Relateds

shale gas

Synonyms

tight oil

Translations (2)

bg ши́стов нефт (crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum bearing formations) · bg ши́стов нефт (synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale)