oil installation

collocation in English

meaningsofoilandinstallation

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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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installation
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the act of putting furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and making it ready to ...
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(Definition ofoilandinstallationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoil installation

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He gets in a certain amount of money, and invests £1,250 in an oil engine and anoilinstallation.
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In addition, oneoilinstallationis piping associated gas to shore.
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It was unfortunately impossible to destroy oneoilinstallationowing to its proximity to a large civil hospital; but all the rest were destroyed.
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Peaceful protests have also been held by youth groups at oil installations in several communities.
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They have also been involved in local mass actions against oil installations.
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Violent physical action in the form of threats or actual disruptions of oil production through seizures and shut down of oil installations has become very frequent since 1997.
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It has massive dock facilities, large marshalling yards, a railway complex, an airport and oil installations.
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Clearly a fire authority having major oil installations in its area would be particularly concerned to ensure that adequate fire cover was provided for them.
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The draft: regulations apply simply to the business of oil installations.
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Goodness knows what we have spent putting up oil installations in many parts of the world.
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There is no room for further oil installations, and that kind of thing.
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Let us first consider offshore oil installations.
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Diving is closely linked with oil installations and the various other commercial aspects of underwater work.
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I have noticed that some of the oil installations have as many as 12 or 14 men in one room, occupying three-tier bunks.
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And thereafter no further subjects falling within the general descriptions, for example, any other offshore oil installations, may be entered in the valuation roll.
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For example, they are denied by oil installations.
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Among its tasks will be that of responding to any incidents on our offshore gas and oil installations.
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The southern oil installations are under coalition control.
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Who would have destroyed the oil installations?
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It is that the oil installations, on which we depend, would be very gravely damaged.
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