History of the oil shale industry in the United States Act of 1985 which among other things abolished the United States' Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program. Union finally bowed to continued low oil prices and closed the project in 1991, rather than complete the US$2 billion project. Over several decades, some of the world's largest oil companies (Amoco, Arco, Chevron, Exxon, Gulf, Phillips, Shell, Sohio, Sunoco, Texaco, Union Oil) had spent billions of dollars to start an oil shale industry in the Green River Formation, the world's largest oil shale resource. But in the end, cheap petroleum prices drove oil shale out of business. Even after the oil shale bust, some
2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal Judges were to stand suspended from exercising the functions of their office.The decisions of the tribunal were later appealed and some of the judges reinstated. The tribunal was also sued by some of the judges who were being investigated. The tribunal consisted of: The tribunal was to be supported by Mbuthi Gathenji as Assisting Counsel and Margaret Nzioka As Secretary. Two Court clerks attached to the Tribunal were Michael Mkala Maghanga and Stephen Ngugi. 2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal The 2003 Kenya Appeal Judges Tribunal was a Tribunal set up on 15 October 2003 to investigate the Conduct Of appellate