Skip to Content

israel oil shale


Israel turning to shale for fuel as oil prices remain high

Talk about being in a tight spot. Israel imports most of its fuel. Continued high oil prices and surrounding hostile oil-producing countries have prompted the country to look into alternatives fuel sources. One possibility is oil shale. The dark rock is abundant in the country and already used in power plants. Previously the costs of obtaining oil from the shale had been expensive compared to oil imports. But now, with current crude oil prices hovering at $70 a barrel and a new oil shale processing technology, Israel can produce fuel oil from ... Read more →

No Content Style Defined.


Featured Galleries

  • RWE's Smart Ed
  • Smart Ed
  • Battery electric Volvo C30
  • Aston Martin Cygnet
  • Rinspeed UC?
  • BMW Concept ActiveE
  • Kepler Motion
  • Toyota Prius PHEV
  • Audi A1 teaser
  • Toyota Hybrid Concept Teaser
  • i-MiEV
  • Smart Ed and B-Class F-Cell

Categories


Autoblog

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum