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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - A man holds a beaker containing shale oil, which has undergone centrifuge separation, after being extracted from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - Photo shows shale oil (upper part of liquid in the beaker) which has undergone centrifuge separation after being extracted from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - A man holds a beaker containing shale oil, which has undergone centrifuge separation, after being extracted from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.