Shale Oil

About the Book

A short history of the oil shale industry development (or non-development) of the 1970´s and 80´s. The book is written from the vantage point of a direct participant in one of the major projects. It consists largely of documented historical records of private industry and various levels of government. It concludes with some analysis and recommendations for future action. Since the history of oil shale cannot be divorced from controversy, the recommendations in the book will be considered controversial.

About the Author

Robert Alden Loucks is a graduate of Montana School of Mines. He also has completed considerable postgraduate work in education. Now retired, his first career was as a petrochemical industry design and construction engineer. He was in a unique position in the most recent effort to prove the value of the vast oil shale resources in the United States. His second career has been helping and teaching young people. He and his wife Erma live in Colorado and spend the maximum feasible time with their eight grand children and their parents.