Although there is plenty of shale oil in the United States, treatment at the surface of the rock that contains the oil would require prohibitive amounts of water. But the alternative, production in situ, is not yet a well developed technique.
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Norman, C. Huge resources needed to exploit shale oil. Nature 249, 704–706 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249704a0
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