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101Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …
1022000s energy crisis — This article is about the causes and analysis of the relatively high oil prices of the 2000s. For discussion of the effects of the crisis, see Effects of the 2000s energy crisis. For a chronology of oil prices during this time, see 2003 to 2011… …
103Royal Dutch Shell — plc Type Public limited company Traded as LSE:  …
104Chevron Corporation — CVX redirects here. For the United States Navy future aircraft carrier program, see United States Navy CVN 21 program. Chevron Corporation Type Public Traded as …
105Halliburton — For other uses, see Haliburton (disambiguation). Halliburton Type Public Traded as NYSE:  …
106Gazprom — Газпром Type Public Traded as RTS:GAZP MICEX …
107Oil 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 …
108South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field — South Pars / North Dome Field …
109china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
110China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
