crude oil
noun[U]
us/krud ˈɔɪl/oil fromundergroundthat has notyetbeen made into otherproducts
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crude oil
noun[U]
ukus(alsocrude)NATURAL RESOURCES
oilin anaturalstatethat has notyetbeentreated:
Theplantprocesses405,000barrelsof crudeoileachday.
Thegovernmentestimatesthat theoilfieldcouldhold200 millionbarrelsof crude.
Global crudeconsumptionis nowgrowingatitsfastestpacefor 40years.
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He distilled this by a process of his own invention fromcrudeoil.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Crudeoilexports accounted for more than 90% of export earnings in 2000.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are also limited amounts ofcrudeoilin this field.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When it was first put in production in 1957, it flowed ofcrudeoilfrom 18 wells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Approximately 200,000 barrels ofcrudeoilwere leaked into the ocean.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 2005, oil production was estimated at, of whichcrudeoilaccounted for over 90%.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also, costs to operate ships were increasing, mostly due to prices ofcrudeoil.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of the most significant is the lack of an outlet for significant increases incrudeoilproduction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These disputes are in part about the control of marine and natural resources, such as possible reserves ofcrudeoiland natural gas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This process will be increasingly significant ascrudeoilresources are depleted.
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