oil terminal

collocation in English

meaningsofoilandterminal

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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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terminal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us
/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/
the area or building at a station, airport, or port that is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft, ...
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(Definition ofoilandterminalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoil terminal

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There will be significant benefits as a result of this new deep-wateroilterminal.
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Why do theoilterminaland the refinery have to be sited together?
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It promises us a deep seaport with anoilterminaland equipped for the container traffic.
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This is not to be, it seems, and theoilterminalis also going now.
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Not far from where theoilterminalwill be there is a high octane spirit factory.
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Theoilterminalis both sustainable and viable in itself without the refineries.
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We must not consider only theoilterminaland the steel complex.
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Somebody thought we should have anoilterminal.
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Would the presence of more powerful tugs, based in our busiest mainlandoilterminal, have assisted?
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I am impressed to some extent that so many people should think that thisoilterminalis what we must have.
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Fortunately, it was made good enough by the fact that it could be served by the sameoilterminal.
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The proposal to construct an off-shoreoilterminalfor giant tankers could put the future of the whole area in jeopardy.
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I should like a full description of what is to be done, particularly as we are to lose our iron-ore trade and ouroilterminal.
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Therefore, the argument that theoilterminalwould be helpful to the country because it would assist in bringing in oil is based on two things.
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Masters of these vessels are under considerable pressures when they approach anoilterminalin any part of the world.
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We intend that, so far as theoilterminalis concerned, contracts made with the oil companies will be such as to back the raising of the necessary finance.
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Theoilterminalwould be sited on reclaimed land occupying a thousand acres, of which only 250 acres will be required in the first phase.
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We have already theoilterminalconstruction which is agreed, and we have a planning application for an oil refinery with adjacent industrial works.
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It put forward plans for an iron-ore terminal with an associated integrated steel mill of annual capacity of 12,000 tons, anoilterminalwith associated refineries and a petrochemical works.
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The establishment of anoilterminalis only part of the story, because it will bring in its wake many associated developments.
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