Monday, May 28, 2007

Colorado, Utah Rival OPEC Reserves, Lure Shell, Chevron, Exxon With Shale

(Bloomberg) -- Colorado and Utah have as much oil as
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Nigeria, Kuwait, Libya,
Angola, Algeria, Indonesia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates
combined.

That's not science fiction. Trapped in limestone up to 200
feet (61 meters) thick in the two Rocky Mountain states is
enough so-called shale oil to rival OPEC and supply the U.S. for
a century.


Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News

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