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fossil oil — noun a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons • Syn: ↑petroleum, ↑crude oil, ↑crude, ↑rock oil, ↑oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil, ↑fossil fuel • Hypon … Useful english dictionary
fossil fuel — noun fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth s crust with high carbon and hydrogen content • Hypernyms: ↑fuel • Hyponyms: ↑coal, ↑natural gas, ↑gas, ↑petroleum, ↑crude oil, ↑crude … Useful english dictionary
oil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. grease (see oil); oil paint (see painting). v. lubricate, grease (See oil); placate, flatter. See flattery, smoothness, servility. II Friction reducing fluid Nouns … English dictionary for students
Oil depletion — per major producing country. This model assumes world oil depletion remains constant at the 2004 level of 80 million barrels per day.[1] However, world oil depletion is currently (as of 2008) at 85 million barrels per day … Wikipedia
Oil shale extraction — is an industrial process in which kerogen mdash;a mixture of organic chemical compounds (including hydrocarbons) found in oil shale mdash;is converted into synthetic crude oil through pyrolysis. In pyrolysis, oil shale is heated in the absence of … Wikipedia
Oil shale economics — deals with the economic feasibility of oil shale extraction and processing. The economic feasibility of oil shale is highly dependent on the price of conventional oil, and the assumption that the price will remain at a certain level for some time … Wikipedia
Oil & Gas UK — Abbreviation (former UKOOA) Motto The Voice of the Offshore Industry Formation April 2007 Legal status Non profit company Purpose/focus Offshore oil … Wikipedia
Oil shale in Serbia — is a large, but undeveloped energy resource. Serbia is estimated to have a total resource of 4.81 billion tonnes of oil shale, with up to 3.6 billion tonnes of recoverable reserves, all concentrated within the Aleksinac, Vranje,… … Wikipedia
Oil shale in Belarus — is a large, but undeveloped energy resource.[1] Belarus is estimated to contain 8.8 billion tonnes of oil shale, with up to 3.6 billion tonnes of recoverable reserves, all concentrated within the Pripyat Shale Basin, occupying western Homiel,… … Wikipedia
Oil palm — African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
