hydrocarbon resources
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hydrocarbon
noun[C]
uk/ˌhaɪ.drəʊˈkɑː.bən/us/ˌhaɪ.droʊˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical combination of hydrogen and carbon, such as in oil ...
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resource
noun
uk/rɪˈzɔːs/us/ˈriː.sɔːrs/
a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, ...
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(Definition ofhydrocarbonandresourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It includes a comprehensive survey of hydrocarbon resources, both in global context and as a function of exploration activity.
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We must accept that extraction of hydrocarbon resources from such difficult waters will cause difficulties from time to time.
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They have immense technological skill and experience in the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources.
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I should emphasise, however, that it is not known whether any hydrocarbon resources exist in economically exploitable quantities.
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That is not to say that the country's hydrocarbon resources are not important.
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We also have legislation concerning hydrocarbon resources which aims to allow non-discriminatory access to the environment and also to protect it.
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Coal is probably the most complex of our hydrocarbon resources, it can be converted into many petroleum products and substitute natural gas.
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But this is made up of precious hydrocarbon resources, oil and gas, which will not be replaced in a million years.
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However, what is not known is whether any hydrocarbon resources exist in economically interesting amounts.
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While recognising that people design the structures, we must also recognise that men risk their lives, and all too often lose their lives, to win hydrocarbon resources.
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The area is rich in non-renewable hydrocarbon resources.
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The most recent interest in long cylindrical members in water ensues from the development of hydrocarbon resources in depths of 1000 m or more.
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