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121List of oil fields — USGS map of countries where oil is located. An oil refinery in M …
122Petroleum politics — Argentine president Néstor Kirchner and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez discuss the Gran Gasoducto del Suran energy and trade integration project for South America. They met on November 21, 2005 in Venezuela. Petroleum politics have been an… …
123Methane clathrate — Burning ice . Methane, released by heating, burns; water drips. Inset: clathrate structure (University of Göttingen, GZG. Abt. Kristallographie). Source: United States Geological Survey. Methane clathrate, also called methane hydrate,… …
124Invasion of Kuwait — Infobox Military Conflict partof= the Gulf War caption= Iraqi Republican Guard fighting the Kuwaiti army in the desert. conflict=Invasion of Kuwait date=August 2 4, 1990 place=Kuwait result=Strategic Iraqi victory; Iraqi occupation of Kuwait… …
125Blowout preventer — A blowout preventer (BOP) is a large valve that encases an oil well at surface. During drilling or well interventions, the valve may be closed if overpressure from an oil reservoir causes formation fluids such as oil and natural gas to back up… …
126Nitroglycerin — This article is about the chemical properties of nitroglycerin and its use as an explosive. For medical and pharmacological applications, see glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology). Nitroglycerin …
127Ted Stevens — Infobox Officeholder name = Theodore Fulton Stevens |thumb|right|250px|Senate portrait imagesize = small caption = jr/sr=Senior Senator state=Alaska term start = December 24, 1968 alongside =Lisa Murkowski term end = vicepresident =… …
128Electric Line — The term wireline usually refers to a cabling technology used by operators of oil and gas wells to lower equipment or measurement devices into the well for the purposes of well intervention and reservoir evaluation. Braided line can contain an… …
