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Oil shale and shale oil
The term 'shale oil' means synthetic oil produced by pyrolysis or by other processes from oil shale since the work of Selique and Young in the 19th century. It is also terms used by scientific journals, including Oil Shale journal, and industries.


 * Definition of shale oil by Britannica: "shale oil, in fossil fuel production, either a synthetic crude oil that is extracted from oil shale by means of pyrolysis or a naturally occurring crude oil that is extracted from underground shale deposits by means of fracking (hydraulic fracturing)."


 * The analysis in Forbes U.S. Might Have More Oil Resources Than Saudi Arabia, But... The Difference Between Oil Shale and Oil-Bearing Shale says: "The oil that is being produced from these [Bakken and Eagle Ford] shale formations is sometimes improperly referred to as shale oil. ... This oil is properly called “tight oil“. ... The term shale oil has been used for over 100 years to describe a very different resource." So, the article says that shale oil is produced from oil shale while oil produced from shale formations called tight oil.

Beagel (talk) 15:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * To refer conventional oil produced from shales the International Energy Agency use the term light tight oil instead of that of shale oil, to avoid confusion with oil produced from oil shales, which are kerogen-rich shales that can be mined and heated to produce oil.