Word: mayes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...development costs have inflated almost as fast as OPEC prices. In the 1960s, when crude was selling for $2 a bbl., estimates were that oil from rock could be produced for $4 a bbl. Now, with world prices going up almost daily beyond the $23.50 OPEC level, shale oil may be produced for $30. But spurred by the ever higher price of crude, a group of energy entrepreneurs aim toward turning out more than 200,000 bbl. of shale oil a day by 1990. This surpasses the average amount of crude oil imported so far this year from Iran...
Although the first shale patent was granted in England in 1694 and called for distilling "oyle from a kind of stone," oil from the dark, veined rock so far has not been developed primarily because conventional petroleum has always been cheaper. Now, at last, economic necessity and innovative technology may lead to tapping the vast potential of shale...
...may some day cause another major earthquake...
...unsavory reputation may be changing...
...attached to one or both sides of the head, and 80 to 100 volts applied for as much as one second. That produces enough current to light a 100-watt bulb and causes a brain seizure, which can be traced on an electroencephalogram. Patients regain consciousness within minutes but may be groggy and confused for a while. Usually six to ten ECT sessions are given within a two-to-three-week period...