petroleum reserve

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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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reserve
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɜːv/us
/rɪˈzɝːv/
the habit of not showing your feelings ...
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Artificial gasolines and other renewable energy sources currently require more expensive production and processing technologies than conventional petroleum reserves, but may become economically viable in the near future.
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The country has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy has on average grown at a double-digit pace since the 1990s, especially since the end of the civil war.
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The only major liquid output at present is salt in the form of brine; however, there are also small to moderate petroleum reserves in this area.
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Gansu has an estimated coal reserve of 8.92 billion tons andpetroleumreserveof 700 million tons.
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Domestic legislation and the stockpiling of petroleum reserves.
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The countrys proven petroleum reserves were estimated to be about.
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Petroleum reserves are typically a vast distance from consumption but can be transferred at ambient temperatures.
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The nation's petroleum reserves declined sharply during the early 1980s because of exploration failures and rapidly increasing domestic consumption.
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The discovery of sizeable petroleum reserves in recent years is altering the economic and political status of the country.
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The results show that the net price and transaction value methods overvalue the resource rent of petroleum reserves.
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Worldwide discoveries of large petroleum reserves led to the wide availability of affordable gasoline, making gas-powered cars cheaper to operate over long distances.
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Sudden discoveries of large petroleum reserves created numerous boomtowns whose populations often multiplied tremendously in short periods.
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The national energy needs have historically been more than domestic energy generation, though large petroleum reserves have been found in the west.
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This is roughly 10% of the world's total proven petroleum reserves.
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Petroleum reserves were very large at the time but of varying quality and in disparate locations.
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Geoscientists believe these giants account for 40 percent of the world's petroleum reserves.
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Chiapas is rich in petroleum reserves.
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The country has vast mineral and petroleum reserves, and its economy has on average grown at a two-digit pace since the 1990s, especially since the end of the civil war.
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