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  • 61shale oil — n. a dark mineral oil produced by the destructive distillation of bituminous shale …

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  • 62Oil City, California — Oil City   Unincorporated community   …

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  • 63Oil Junction, California — Oil Junction   Unincorporated community   …

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  • 64oil-bearing — adj. containing oils; of geological formations; as, oil bearing shale. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 65Christmas tree (oil well) — Oil well Christmas tree In petroleum and natural gas extraction, a Christmas tree, or tree , (not wellhead as sometimes incorrectly referred to) is an assembly of valves, spools, and fittings used for an oil well, gas well, water injection well,… …

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  • 66oil — n. 1) to drill for; hit, strike oil 2) to pump oil 3) to produce; refine oil 4) crude; refined oil 5) household; lubricating; machine; motor oil 6) castor; coconut; cod liver; cooking; corn; cottonseed; linseed; mineral; olive; palm; peanut;… …

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  • 67Oil megaprojects (2020) — This page summarizes projects that propose to bring more than 20,000 barrels per day (3,200 m3/d) of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel beginning in 2020. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil… …

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  • 68shale — n. soft finely stratified rock that splits easily, consisting of consolidated mud or clay. Phrases and idioms: shale oil oil obtained from bituminous shale. Derivatives: shaly adj. Etymology: prob. f. G Schale f. OE sc(e)alu rel. to ON skaacutel… …

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  • 69Shale — This is an unusual and in some ways mysterious surname. Recorded as Shale, Shall, Shayle, Schall, Schales, Shales, Shalless and probably others, it is believed to be early medieval English although its origins are unclear. It may be Anglo Saxon… …

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  • 70Oil Campaign chronology of World War II — Main articles: Oil Campaign of World War II and Oil Campaign targets of World War II The Oil Campaign chronology of World War II lists bombing missions and related events regarding the petroleum/oil/lubrication (POL) facilities that supplied Nazi …

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