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Another was the decline of East Texas oilfields (the prime oil shales of West Texas and New Mexico had not been discovered yet).
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Such basins are common across the Balkans, with many containing borates and oil shales, but only Jadar has jadarite.
—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
In his case, the early 1970s boom in the oil shale industry on the Western Slope attracted him.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The Estonian state-owned seeks to develop Utah oil shale.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Such basins are common across the Balkans, with many containing borates and oil shales, but only Jadar has jadarite.
—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
In his case, the early 1970s boom in the oil shale industry on the Western Slope attracted him.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The Estonian state-owned seeks to develop Utah oil shale.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
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“Oil shale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20shale. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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