petroleum exploration

collocation in English

meaningsofpetroleumandexploration

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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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exploration
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/
the activity of searching and finding out ...
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(Definition ofpetroleumandexplorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Petroleumexplorationactivities are common in the area.
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The association is intended for persons that are studying or otherwise professionally involved in geophysics,petroleumexploration, geology, reservoir engineering, mining, and civil engineering.
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This equation is very popular inpetroleumexplorationbecause it can provide information about the lithology from interval velocities obtained from seismic data.
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He was involved with oceanographic research andpetroleumexplorationby various companies which he initiated.
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Other areas in which the school is actively involved are paleontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, hydrology, environmental geology, climate,petroleumexploration, petrology, geochemistry, structural geology and tectonics.
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This reviews the history ofpetroleumexploration, its ups and down, licensing terms, infrastructure and so forth.
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Evidence for a relationship between hydrocarbon migration and diagenetic magnetic minerals : implications forpetroleumexploration.
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I do not think that we always completely realise how highly speculativepetroleumexplorationis.
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Will investment inpetroleumexplorationbe coverable by the scheme?
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I leave that to those who seem quite uninhibited by the many risks and variables inherent in offshorepetroleumexplorationwhich makes forecasting in the area a particularly hazardous business.
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There is activepetroleumexplorationoccurring in the area.
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The structures there have only been revealed through deep drilling inpetroleumexploration.
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Industrial applications of geophysics were developed by demand ofpetroleumexplorationand recovery in the 1920s.
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Threats to this species include poaching, off-road vehicle use, gypsum mining, andpetroleumexploration.
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Geophysics is commonly used to supplement the work of geologists in developing a comprehensive understanding of crustal geology, particularly in mineral andpetroleumexploration.
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Threats to this species include construction of roads, livestock grazing and trampling, off-road vehicle use, andpetroleumexplorationand development.
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Over the last 15 years, more than 180petroleumexplorationagreements have been signed and multinational oil companies spent more than $27 billion in exploration companions.
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The resulting geophysical data are useful for geological mapping, mineral exploration,petroleumexploration, geotechnical investigations, and unexploded ordnance detection.
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This general collection contains materials frompetroleumexplorationand energy development holes.
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While the plant is no longer considered endangered there are still threats to its survival, such aspetroleumexplorationand the clearing of brush.
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