Colony Shale Oil Project
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colony-shale-oil-project-203-4851494
title:
Colony Shale Oil Project
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Colony Shale Oil Project was an oil shale development project at the Piceance Basin near Parachute Creek, Colorado. The project consisted of an oil shale mine and pilot-scale shale oil plant, which used the TOSCO II retorting technology, developed by Tosco Corporation. Over time the project was developed by a consortium of different companies until it was terminated by Exxon on 2 May 1982 a day which is known amongst locals as "Black Sunday".
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Oil shale development project in Colorado, US
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Shale_Oil_Project
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2024-03-05T06:08:21Z
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