oil shale
101List of oil exploration and production companies — This is a list of selected petroleum (crude oil) exploration and production companies in alphabetical order. This list does not included companies involved in refining and marketing only. Contents 1 Africa 2 Americas 3 Asia 4 …
102National oil company — A national oil company (NOC) is an oil company fully or in the majority owned by a national government. According to the United States Energy Information Administration, NOCs accounted for 52% global oil production and controlled 88% of proven… …
103Steam injection (oil industry) — Steam injection is an increasingly common method of extracting heavy oil. It is considered an enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method and is the main type of thermal stimulation of oil reservoirs. There are several different forms of the technology,… …
104Completion (oil and gas wells) — This article is about the oil or gas well completion. For other uses of completion, see Completion (disambiguation) In petroleum production, completion is the process of making a well ready for production (or injection). This principally involves …
105Bituminous shale — is an argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen, often accompanying coal. See also *Oil shale *Coal oil *Mineral wax *Bituminous rocks …
106Heavy crude oil — or Extra Heavy oil is any type of crude oil which does not flow easily. It is referred to as heavy because its density or specific gravity is higher than of light crude oil. Heavy crude oil has been defined as any liquid petroleum with an API… …
107Peak-oil — Pic pétrolier Un pic pétrolier désigne le sommet de la courbe qui caractérise la production pétrolière d un puits ou d un champ pétrolier ; par extension le « pic pétrolier mondial » (abrégé en Peak Oil en anglais) désigne le… …
108Peak oil — Pic pétrolier Un pic pétrolier désigne le sommet de la courbe qui caractérise la production pétrolière d un puits ou d un champ pétrolier ; par extension le « pic pétrolier mondial » (abrégé en Peak Oil en anglais) désigne le… …
109fuel oil — Synonyms and related words: Barbados tar, anthracene oil, asphalt base oil, benzine, coal oil, creosote, furnace oil, gas oil, jet fuel, kerosene, lamp oil, mineral oil, mineral seal oil, mineral sperm oil, mineral spirits, naphthalene, naphthene …
110Unconventional Oil — A type of petroleum that is produced or obtained through techniques other than traditional oil well extraction. Unconventional oil production is commonly seen as more costly than conventional oil and, in most cases, is much less efficient.… …
