Using Solar Power to Drill for Oil?

Glasspoint has landed a deal to build a gigantic 1 GW solar Enhanced Oil Recovery project for Petroleum Development Oman at the Amal West oil field.  The biggest thermal energy user in the world is the oil industry; 98 percent thermal energy, only 2 percent electricity. This is why Glasspoint has focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery, by far the biggest industrial steam market. This solar technology makes the exact temperature steam needed for Enhanced Oil Recovery cheaper than gas partly because it can do that without the costly turbines and boilers of traditional steam generation.

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/08/1-gw-solar-sunlight-to-steam-breakthrough-for-csp.html