[Rammer]

I recently read an article saying 50 was break-even. Is that 100 that you quoted recent or twenty years ago? Not challenging you, I'm just interested in hearing more, as it is a subject I don't have a deep knowledge of. Thanks.

[rellimpank]

---the $100/bbl was realistic twenty some years ago with everything we could think of realistically factored in.

The "shale" -marlstone--contains little kerogen-"oil" overall and you have to use a lot of energy to extract it from the rock. The spent shale is a horrible disposal problem---another problem is water availability for the processing . There isn't a lot to spare where the shale is---