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January 22, 2012

Big Oil: An Estimated 3 - 5 Trillion Barrels of Oil Equivalent in the Continental US -- Not Counting the 3 Trillion BOE in Oil Shales

California's Monterey Shale is estimated to contain 500 billion barrels of oil equivalent in place.
Estimates for North Dakota's oil shales fall into a similar range (PDF) for oil equivalent in place. But the continental US is underlain with hydrocarbon-bearing shales at various depths and ages. Add the estimates all together, and you might just reach the trillions of barrels, in oil equivalent. -- Al Fin Energy:

Posted by gerardvanderleun at January 22, 2012 9:21 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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B-b-b-b-but PEAK OIL!!! We're running out!!!

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at January 23, 2012 3:37 PM

Should we start drilling in Barbara Streisand's bedroom or in Robert Redford's living room?

Discuss among yourselves.

Posted by: Fat Man at January 23, 2012 10:03 PM

Fat Man: we should declare eminent domain on ALL their California properties, for all lefty celebrities, and pay them each a dollar in compensation.

Posted by: Don Rodrigo at January 24, 2012 10:48 AM

Robert Redford lives in the mountains above Provo, Utah.

He's a committed environmentalist.

Committed to keeping anybody else from buying any mountain property within forty miles of his ski resort.

Posted by: TmjUtah at January 24, 2012 6:57 PM

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