单词 | petroleum |
释义 | petroleum (pətroʊliəm ) uncountable noun Petroleum is oil which is found under the surface of the Earth or under the sea bed. Petrol and paraffin are obtained from petroleum. Hundreds of millions of litres of petroleum are used in their manufacture. Collocations: petroleum refinery Other mineral exports included petroleum refinery products and alumina. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although crude oils generally do not contain olefins, they are formed in many of the processes used in a petroleum refinery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As of 2002, there were 130 petroleum refineries worldwide producing 172,000 tons per day of petroleum coke. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This crucial conversion process enables petroleum refineries to obtain gasoline, aviation fuel, and olefinic gases through the conversion of hydrocarbon fractions at high temperatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Petroleum refineries are being built in the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis saw 'peak oil' theorists loudly claiming that we were fast approaching the end of the earth's reachable petroleum reserves. Times, Sunday Times The countrys proven petroleum reserves were estimated to be about. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Petroleum reserves are typically a vast distance from consumption but can be transferred at ambient temperatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The results show that the net price and transaction value methods overvalue the resource rent of petroleum reserves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sudden discoveries of large petroleum reserves created numerous boomtowns whose populations often multiplied tremendously in short periods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 石油 Japanese: 石油 |
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