| Subject | English | Danish |
| chem., el. | crude shale oil | skifferråolie |
| environ. | oil shale | olieskifer |
| environ. | oil shale A kerogen-bearing, finely laminated brown or black sedimentary rock that will yield liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons on distillation | olieskifer |
| mining. | oil shale | bituminøs skifer |
| el. | oil shale in-situ retorting | in-situ destillering af olieskifer |
| gen. | shale oil | skiferolie |