The Department of Defense Shale Oil Task Force. Volume I.

Abstract

The research described in Volume I of the report explores the future availability of mobility fuels to DoD and addresses the options DoD has to ensure that its mobility fuel needs are satisfied. Volume I of the report contains: a review of pertinent petroleum production and consumption trends; projections of DoD's future requirements; and a recommendation that DoD must plan for an orderly transition from natural crude to synthetic fuels during the time period 1985-2010. The report also points out that shale-derived military mobility fuel is an attractive near-term alternative to natural crude oil. Volume I concludes by providing a skeletal framework of a Defense Mobility Fuels Action Plan which includes a suggested management structure and assignment of specific tasks. Volume II of the report contains appendices which provide backup material to the report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 05, 1978
Accession Number
ADA101599

Entities

People

  • George Gamota
  • George Marienthal
  • Ruth M. Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Inorganic Materials
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Shale Oil
  • Synthetic Fuels
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Petroleum Engineering