extraction of oil
81Buchan oil field — Infobox Oil field name = Buchan oil field region = Central North Sea, South Halibut Basin country = latd = latm = lats = latNS = longd = longm = longs = longEW = locblock = offonshore = Offshore operators = Talisman Energy partners = caption =… …
82Nationalization of oil supplies — The nationalization of oil supplies refers to the process of deprivatization of oil production operations, generally in the purpose of obtaining more revenue from oil for oil producing countries. This process, which should not be confused with… …
83Cottonseed oil — Mississippi Cottonseed Oil Co. seed house, Jackson, Mississippi, USA Cottonseed oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plant of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum. Cotton grown for oil extraction… …
84Tea tree oil — (Melaleuca Oil) Tea tree oil, or melaleuca oil, is a pale yellow colour to nearly clear essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odor.[1] It is taken from the leaves of the …
85Colza oil — Colza cultivation in Germany Colza oil is a nondrying oil obtained from the seeds of Brassica rapa, var. oleifera, a variety of the plant that produces turnips. Colza is extensively cultivated in France, Belgium, the United States, the… …
86National Iranian Oil Company — شركت ملّی نفت ايران Type Government owned Industry Petroleum industry Founded 1948 …
87Kearl Oil Sands Project — ☉ The Kearl Oil Sands Project is a proposed oil sands mine in the Athabasca Oil Sands region at the Kearl Lake area, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Fort McMurray. It is developed in three phases and expected to begin production in late …
88Liquid-liquid extraction — Liquid liquid extraction, also known as solvent extraction and partitioning, is a method to separate compounds based on their relative solubilities in two different immiscible liquids, usually water and an organic solvent. It is an of a substance …
89shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale. [1855 60] * * * Synthetic crude oil that is extracted from oil shale by pyrolysis, or destructive distillation. The oil obtained from oil shale cannot be refined by the methods that have been developed for… …
90Mexican oil expropriation — President Lázaro Cárdenas making the oil expropriation announcement on radio The Mexican oil expropriation (Spanish: expropiación petrolera) (also petroleum expropriation, petroleum nationalization, etc.) was the expropriation of all oil reserves …
