Shell Oil's Mahogany Research Project, above, showed that high-quality shale oil could be unlocked from beneath the vast reserves under Colorado's Western Slope. It's possible those reserves equal ...

How government aided the shale gas revolution.Since the high-profile bankruptcy of Solyndra, the solar company that received $535 million in federal loan guarantees, many have concluded that ...

For more than a century, shale and other sedimentary rocks containing a significant portion of solid waxy kerogens have been known as oil shale. When heated, the kerogens are converted to a type of ...

A team of researchers is working on a multidisciplinary approach to advancing the exploration of shale rock as a suitable geological seal for resource recovery and underground storage. Given that ...

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock formation that is used to produce oil and gas. It is generally less economical than conventional crude oil.

Tim Latimer has raised more than $400 million for his dream of unlocking green energy from Earth’s crust. Backers include Bill Gates and Trump's Secretary of Energy pick.

Visiting the rocks In 2004, a NASA-backed effort cut a cylinder, known as a drill core, from the Mount McRae Shale, a particularly well-preserved bit of Pilbara.