oil deposit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoilanddeposit
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oil
noun
uk/ɔɪl/us/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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deposit
noun
uk/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/us/dɪˈpɑː.zɪt/
a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid ...
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(Definition ofoilanddepositfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As the drilling commences, a richoildepositis discovered.
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The localoildepositreserves are estimated at 10 million metric tons.
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Most of the oil deposited on our beaches cannot be identified.
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We did it because there were oil deposits beneath the sea.
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It is not only a question of people's freedom and national identity, but also, of valuable oil deposits in the region.
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We are all familiar with the oil deposits on the surface of the road which we increasingly see nowadays.
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We recognise the difficulty of establishing the private exploitation of oil deposits under those conditions.
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She has no oil deposits, or if she has oil, it has not yet been located.
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There are, of course, the relatively newly discovered oil deposits which are being exploited now with such enormous success.
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We have practically no indigenous oil deposits, and this position has arisen because we have encouraged overseas investment all along the line.
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We have the greatest oil deposits in the world in this country in solid form, all of which can be converted into oil.
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While they have no statutory duties in regard to this matter, local authorities possess the necessary powers to get oil deposits cleared from their beaches.
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We have no oil deposits, but we have a coal field.
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I put that possibility as a suggestion for disposing of some of these oil deposits.
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The oil deposited six months ago may be there to-day and is getting more foul.
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It has rich oil deposits.
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North sea oil deposits are a prime factor in our fight for survival as an industrial state, but so, too, is our human capital.
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He mentioned its fertile soil, mineral resources, rice production, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, the fishing off its coast, and the oil deposits that are currently being explored.
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Clause 8 gives power to local authorities who are also harbour authorities to provide facilities to enable vessels to discharge their oil deposits while in harbour.
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Shetland has the bulk of the oil deposits.
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