oil storage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoilandstorage
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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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storage
noun[U]
uk/ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/us/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/
the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in ...
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(Definition ofoilandstoragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The document then says that there are 160 acres of land shown foroilstorage.
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The income for the financial year 1977–78 from the commercial use ofoilstoragefacilities is expected to be about £1·7 million.
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With present interest rates in the world, the cost ofoilstorageis very high.
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Further, is it not the case that there should be some international co-ordination of safety and pollution regulations governing, this type of under-wateroilstorage?
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Those industries will include not only the two oil refineries, but anoilstoragewharf,oilstoragetanks, a methane gas terminal and methane storage.
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The increase in expenditure onoilstorageis largely balanced by the increased receipts from the increased use of those facilities.
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The same applies tooilstoragein hidden places, which one must not mention but which one knows about.
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We are making increased provision foroilstorageand for its emergency distribution, and are proposing to spend more on emergency medical supplies.
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We now seem set to take on yet a third burden—the cost ofoilstoragefor others.
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Oil refining is among these activities, as are other processes to be found in oil installations, althoughoilstorageis not.
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The destroyed chemical plants and theoilstoragedrums have leaked into the rivers.
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At the present moment theoilstoragetanks are easy targets.
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He must restrict his remarks to the vote foroilstorageand not go at length into the question of oil from coal.
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Clearly, this is necessary in terms ofoilstoragefacilities.
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One farmer in my constituency has complained about one aspect—the regulations onoilstorage.
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Are modern methods ofoilstorage, such as underwater storage, being considered, as being more adequate methods of protection than those adopted in the past?
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Local and regionaloilstoragewill be required.
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