Japan tests extraction of shale oil

Japan tests extraction of shale oil

YURIHONJO, Japan - Photo shows the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. has begun test extraction of shale oil at the field in the first such trial in Japan.

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