It began very modestly a year ago this past April in Utah, Oklahoma and West Texas. It is very modest and all the small companies involved have encountered obstacles in getting their production refined, which is what has led to the interest in refining. The Koreans have backed a project in Utah that has been developed by experienced hands who spun out of Bartlesville.
How were they able to begin production prior to the approval of the US Tar Sand EIS?
Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS Information Center
http://ostseis.anl.gov/index.cfm
Sorry about that last question, I was thinking of the IES for BLM land. Not applicable in this case.