petroleum refinery
11Refinery — A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. Types of refineriesThe various types of refineries include:* Oil… …
12Petroleum in Nigeria — The extraction and drilling of petroleum in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s,… …
13Petroleum industry in Nigeria — The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry… …
14petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …
15Refinery row — Contents 1 Canada 2 Lithuania 3 United Kingdom 4 United Sta …
16Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan — Onshore oil fields in Azerbaijan. Offshore oil fields in Azerbaijan …
17Refinery and blender net production — Liquefied refinery gases, and finished petroleum products produced at a refinery or petroleum storage terminal blending facility. Net production equals gross production minus gross inputs. Negative net production indicates gross production is… …
18Petroleum industry — The distribution of oil and gas reserves among the world s 50 largest oil companies. The reserves of the privately owned companies are grouped together. The oil produced by the supermajor companies accounts for less than 15% of the total world… …
19Petroleum seep — For other uses of seep see Seep (disambiguation) Petroleum seep near the Korňa in northern Slovakia. A petroleum seep is a place where natural liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons escape to the earth s atmosphere and surface, normally under low… …
20Refinery output — The total amount of petroleum products produced at a refinery. Includes petroleum consumed by the refinery. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
