oil import

collocation in English

meaningsofoilandimport

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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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import
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.pɔːt/us
/ˈɪm.pɔːrt/
goods bought by one country ...
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(Definition ofoilandimportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoil import

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For instance,oilimportdependence ratios are measured as the share of imported oil to total energy imports.
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It has nooilimport; it has no main imports of that type at all.
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This includes the loss of workers' remittances, a higheroilimportbill and weaker export demand.
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Instead of a massiveoilimportbill, we now have a balance of payments that is greatly improved by oil.
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Oilimportin relation to population is high.
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They have been hard hit by high interest rates, falling commodity earnings, steeply risingoilimportprices and a growing burden of debt repayments.
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Many have encountered the painful consequences of contracting markets, low commodity export prices, highoilimportprices, record interest rates and mounting debt repayments.
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Liquid bulk handling is approximately 70,000 metric tonnes per year, principally oliveoilimportand export.
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The rise in the trade gap was also fuelled by highoilimportprices, food items, machinery and automobiles.
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The crudeoilimportbill would rise in sterling terms by about £150 million per annum, if import volumes were to remain at the level of the last 12 months.
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The rise in the trade gap has been attributed to highoilimportbill, and rise in the prices of food items, machinery and automobiles.
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