crude petroleum

collocation in English

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crude
adjective
uk
/kruːd/us
/kruːd/
simple and not skilfully done ...
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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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(Definition ofcrudeandpetroleumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Other organic matters that may substitute for dextrin mentioned in 198382 werecrudepetroleum, blood, albumen, and paper and pulp.
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The sense of dependence on imported raw materials grew strong, whencrudepetroleumand other material prices rose during the 1973 oil crisis and supply was uncertain.
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Other major minerals are aluminum, bauxite, coal,crudepetroleum, diamonds, gold, iron ore, lead, magnetite, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, natural gas, phosphate rock, tin, uranium, and vanadium.
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I understand that the refinery, as at present arranged, will be occupied with the treatment ofcrudepetroleumonly.
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These large vessels are needed to reduce the cost, and quite substantially so, of transportingcrudepetroleum.
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In reply to the first part of the question, the figure for 1936 was 926,000,570 gallons ofcrudepetroleumand petroleum products.
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That amendment, helpfully, specifically excludes the refining ofcrudepetroleum, except so far as is necesary for its onward transmission.
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Three hundred and twenty-six million gallons ofcrudepetroleum, valued at £.
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There are not only gases that are, as it were, insidecrudepetroleumthere is the case of butane, which may be used as a blend in petrol.
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In 1936 the quantity of imported motor spirit retained in this country, including spirit produced from importedcrudepetroleumwas, in round figures, 1,290 million gallons.
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Crudepetroleumproduction increased by more than 43% compared with that of 2004.
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Energy needs are also met by importing bituminous and anthracite coal andcrudepetroleum.
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Paraffin wax could also be processed by distilling residue left aftercrudepetroleumwas refined.
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In 2002, annualcrudepetroleumproduction was 1,298,000,000 barrels, and annualcrudepetroleumconsumption was 1,670,000,000 barrels.
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All mineral commodity production increased during the year with the exception ofcrudepetroleum, which decreased by about 51% to compared with in 2006.
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Its industrial outputs arecrudepetroleum, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals, zinc and other mining, seafood processing, timber and wood products.
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The heaviest materials incrudepetroleumare not distilled as their boiling points are too high to be conveniently recovered.
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This equation assumes that algal oil has roughly 80% of the caloric energy value ofcrudepetroleum.
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