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21Oil Campaign targets of World War II — For details regarding Ersatz oil facilities of Nazi Germany, see Synthetic oil#History. Main article: Oil Campaign of World War II Allied bombing of the Oil Campaign targets of World War II included attacks on Nazi Germany oil refineries,… …
22Storage heater — A storage heater is an electrical appliance which stores heat at a time when base load electricity is available at a low price, usually during the night, and releases it during the day. Heat is usually stored in clay bricks or other ceramic… …
23Oil shale — For the scientific technical journal, see Oil Shale (journal). Not to be confused with Shale oil or Tight oil. Oil shale Sedimentary Rock Combustion of oil shale Composition …
24Oil well — The pumpjack, such as this one located south of Midland, Texas, is a common sight in West Texas. An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth s surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually… …
25Oil-for-Food Programme — The Oil for Food Programme (OFF), established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986)[1] was established with the stated intent to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and… …
26Oil shale industry — Stuart oil shale pilot plant (now dismantled) Oil shale industry is an industry of mining and processing of oil shale a fine grained sedimentary rock, containing significant amounts of kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds), from …
27Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom — This article sets out the role of the UK oil and gas industry in the economy, energy supply and technology. It also covers the industry’s safety and environmental record and its prospects for the future. Contents 1 Location 2 Exploration and… …
28Oil field — An oil field with dozens of wells. This is the Summerland Oil Field, near Santa Barbara, California, before 1906 An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground. Because the oil… …
29Oil production plant — An oil production plant (sometimes called an oil terminal) is a facility which performs processing of production fluids from oil wells in order to separate out key components and prepare them for export. This is distinct from an oil depot, which… …
30storage tank — noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids • Syn: ↑tank • Derivationally related forms: ↑tank (for: ↑tank) • Hypernyms: ↑vessel …
