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When oil prices plunged sharply, Exxon Corp. pulled the plug on its $5 billion Colony Oil Shale Project near Parachute, Colorado on a day that was called "Black Sunday," May 2, 1982. Others energy companies followed, leaving western Colorado's super-heate

When oil prices plunged sharply, Exxon Corp. pulled the plug on its $5 billion Colony Oil Shale Project near Parachute, Colorado on a day that was called "Black Sunday," May 2, 1982. Others energy companies followed, leaving western Colorado's super-heate