American Shale Oil

American Shale Oil, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryOil shale
PredecessorEGL Oil Shale
Founded2008
Defunct2016
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Claude Pupkin (CEO) Howard Jonas (CEO, Parent Company), Alan Burnham (Chief Technology Officer)
OwnerGenie Oil & Gas
Total S.A.
Websitewww.amso.net

The American Shale Oil, LLC (AMSO), originally known as EGL Oil Shale, LLC, was a developer of in-situ shale oil extraction technology based in Rifle, Colorado. It was owned by Genie Energy and Total S.A. In May 2016, Genie Energy announced that the AMSO project was closing.