Assessment of Oil Shale Technologies—Vol. II: A History and Analysis of the Federal Prototype Oil Shale Leasing Program Page: III
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Foreword
This volume discusses the Federal Prototype Oil Shale Leasing Program that
began in 1974 when the U.S. Department of the Interior sold leases to four tracts
in the oil shale regions of Colorado and Utah, A prior leasing attempt in 1968 is
also described because it provides an historical perspective about the imperatives
that have encouraged the development of Federal oil shale lands by private indus-
try and the restraints that have inhibited such development.
The report includes discussions of political, economic, environmental, and
energy-related factors that affected both the 1968 leasing attempt and its
successor-the current Prototype Program. The Program's goals are identified,
and its progress and status are examined to determine if those goals have been
met or are likely to be met in the foreseeable future.
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. Assessment of Oil Shale Technologies—Vol. II: A History and Analysis of the Federal Prototype Oil Shale Leasing Program, report, July 1980; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39844/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.