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21Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …
22Athabasca Oil Sands — The Athabasca Oil Sands (also known as the Athabasca Tar Sands) are large deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada. These oil sands consist of a mixture of crude bitumen (a semi solid form of… …
23National Iranian Oil Company — شركت ملّی نفت ايران Type Government owned Industry Petroleum industry Founded 1948 …
24Moral Equivalent of War speech (Carter) — President Jimmy Carter s Moral Equivalent of War Speech was a speech in which United States President Jimmy Carter addressed the United States on April 17, 1977. It is notable because he compared the energy crisis with the moral equivalent of war …
25Prudhoe Bay Oil Field — Prudhoe Bay oil field …
26Enhanced oil recovery — (abbreviated EOR) is a generic term for techniques for increasing the amount of oil that can be extracted from an oil field. Using EOR, 30 60 %, or more, of the reservoir s original oil can be extracted [… …
27Fuel oil — An oil tanker taking on bunker fuel. Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the… …
28heavy oil and tar sand — Introduction crude oils (crude oil) below 20° API gravity are usually considered to be heavy. The lighter conventional crudes are often waterflooded to enhance recovery. The injection of water into the reservoir helps to maintain reservoir… …
29Billions Of Cubic Feet Equivalent - BCFE — A natural gas industry term typically used to measure the amount of natural gas that is either untapped in reserves, or being pumped and delivered over extended periods of time (such as months or years). The equivalent is used to describe the… …
30Steam-Oil Ratio — The steam oil ratio (SOR) is a metric used to quantify the efficiency of oil recovery processes based on types of steam injection. The steam oil ratio measures the volume of steam used to produce one unit volume of oil. The lower the ratio, the… …
