Nickname: O&G

Review: Sounds like a hoax to me. The methods being developed by Shell seem far superior and will undoubtedly have less environmental impact. I don't understand how introducing a catalyst will have enough impact to compensate for the enormous amount of mining that has to take place, and how this could possibly be economic even at $90 a barrel is beyond me, especially when facing the reclamation costs.

Date reviewed: Nov 26, 2007 6:41 AM

Nickname: equineboss

Review: My brothers, the U.S. has roughly 70% of the world's shale oil. What we need is ASFK Hom Tov's technology, not the low caloric value shale deposits in Israel. Bush will be out shortly and yet another avenue of business and friendship can emerge. May you all have a peaceful day, Shalom.

Date reviewed: Sep 15, 2007 7:27 AM

Nickname: sam

Review: it is foolish of america not to take advantage of the oil shale we have here. what are we waiting for. BUSH

Date reviewed: May 25, 2007 1:17 PM

Nickname: Deuce

Review: I would like to see something like this happen. As long as there are no long term side effects like pollution increases, it would be a valuable commodity. If we can eventually get our ethanol production increased, and this shale extraction to work, we can probably cut our dependance from OPEC by two thirds. We are the largest importer of oil, so in my opinion, the world oil prices would drop considerably, and hopefully put these greedy oil sellers under the preverbial bus, once and for all.

Date reviewed: Mar 20, 2007 8:55 PM

Nickname: Swede

Review: I have heard of this process, and I was under the impression that the oil created by this process is very light, similar to jet fuel. This, in turn saves some refining steps required with crude oil. Is this true?

Date reviewed: Jan 21, 2007 3:44 AM

Nickname: resonator80

Review: The story talks about Hom Tov and its patents on this process, which was developed in the 1990s. I searched the US and European patents and found none belonging to Hom Tov or invented by Moshe Gvirtz. Where are these patents? Are they Israel patents only?

Date reviewed: Nov 14, 2006 12:27 AM

Nickname: FromIsrael

Review: Note that: Investment in oil shale in the U.S. Mountain States, for instance - the largest oil shale reserves worldwide - not only forced Exxon to shut down a $5 billion project, it led Congress to abolish its Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program after 40 years and $8 billion. Mountain State citizens still call the day Exxon locked the gates and put 2,200 people out of work, "Black Sunday." Around the same time that America began pulling out of oil shale, three prominent Israeli government-owned companies started investing in it. High in sulphur content, Israeli oil shale is low in heating value and oil yield compared with deposits globally. By 1991, after investing $150 million over the previous ten years, the government companies had abandoned oil shale. Decades of pure and unadulterated 'greenwashing' around oil shale surely will not assuage those investors who lost millions of dollars only to see pollution as the main return.

Date reviewed: Sep 9, 2006 4:50 PM

Nickname: Schmed

Review: I think since Bush is in bed with Saudi Arabia, I can't see them just sitting around as spectators letting all this happen. We need small, private "mom and pop" oil companies to start this off.

Date reviewed: Aug 30, 2006 3:07 PM

Nickname: Aathy

Review: Technology from God's own people. Make advantage using Israel's technology. May God Bless Israel, the Great Nation.

Date reviewed: Aug 23, 2006 10:53 AM

Nickname: bmike

Review: US oil shale technology was considered as I recall, during the Carter Admin. Now that the technology has improved, why not take advantage--we are friends with Israel, aren't we?

Date reviewed: Jul 17, 2006 7:07 PM