petroleum company

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petroleum
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈtrəʊ.li.əm/us
/pəˈtroʊ.li.əm/
a dark, thick oil obtained from under the ground, from which various substances including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil ...
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company
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/us
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
an organization that sells goods or services in order to ...
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In 2008, this was approximately 3 percent of world production, which is less than several of the largest state-owned petroleum companies.
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There is a special corporate income tax on petroleum companies, and the state taxes the amount of petroleum produced.
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It encompasses mining and petroleum companies, both those carrying out commercial, large-scale extraction operations, and junior exploration and development companies.
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In the 1980s-1990s, petroleum companies began exploring the peninsula for oil.
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Arrangements have been made with thepetroleumcompanyto supply oil at a price which makes the cost of generation of electricity the same as if coal were used.
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It is a fully integratedpetroleumcompanywith operations in thirty-six countries.
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These products are designed to meet the needs ofpetroleumcompanyoperations.
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He previously served as chairman of apetroleumcompany.
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There was a long list of antitrust offences of which the petroleum companies were purportedly guilty, and one of these was exchange agreements.
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During development, apetroleumcompanyremoved some plants and kept them in a greenhouse, transplanting them back into the habitat when it moved out of the area.
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Therefore, in the case of petrol, it is fair to say that the petroleum companies are not interested in maintaining prices.
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Do these estimates include the increasing cost of petrol which has been incurred as a result of competition between the petroleum companies?
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There will be a very considerable increase in the fuel bill, as we see from the new negotiated settlement of the petroleum companies.
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It gives worthwhile encouragement to petroleum companies to develop the resources under the sea and around our coast.
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We live in a free economy and the petroleum companies must fix their own prices, but there should be some pressure on them to be reasonable in their increases.
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Petroleum companies have given in respect of their own products undertakings not to impose restrictions on the sale of products other than petroleum at petrol stations.
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I think it should be left to them to decide which fuel they wish to acquire, but, naturally, in consultation with the research departments of the main petroleum companies.
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Passed by the parliament, over 13 major banks, over a dozen insurance companies, two petroleum companies and 10 shipping companies were forcefully nationalized.
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About 1000 companies are located at the site of the former lake, including petroleum companies, entrepreneurs, and production, service and trade companies.
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