Japan extracts first shale oil
NHK WORLD English | Oct. 3, 2012
...Japan's first test production of shale oil on Monday. Engineers pumped in acid to dissolve the hard bedrock about 1,800 meters below ground and began the extraction process on Tuesday. The test will continue until Thursday. The company says it will study the amount and speed of extraction to see whether production can generate a profit...
...Akita Prefecture could produce up to 100 million barrels of shale oil. That's the equivalent of nearly 10 percent of annual crude oil consumption in Japan
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Fracking Japan!
by Taro Toporific » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:30 am
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by canman » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:46 am
So that is why we have had an increase in the number of earthquakes the past couple of days! Not sure if this is the best place to be intentionally destabilizing the bedrock, when Mother Nature does a pretty damn good job of it herself!
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by Yokohammer » Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:13 am
Saw this on the news last night.
My forehead is sore from all the smacking.
My forehead is sore from all the smacking.
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