Shell Oil moving ahead with plans for oil shale production

RBC — It was a big news week for Shell Oil.
First, it was announced Jan. 7 that Shell had filed for water rights on the Yampa River. The water would be used for the company’s future oil shale operations.
Two days later, Shell announced it was moving forward with its plans to develop commercial oil shale production in northwest Colorado.
“Shell has been accumulating water rights for a few decades in the region,” said…