English Dictionary

shale oil

noun

A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale. / A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales).

Shale oil is a valuable resource for energy production.

意味（1）

A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale.

Up in the mountains along both sides of Parachute Creek the Exxon Corporation and other companies have begun to pour billions of dollars into two huge projects to turn the nation's immense reserves of oil shale into shale oil.

意味（2）

A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales).