Phrases with «oil refining»

Oil refining is the process of taking crude oil, which is a thick and dirty substance, and turning it into useful products like gasoline, diesel, and other fuels. It cleans and separates the oil, making it safer and more efficient for different purposes. Full definition

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Sentences with «oil refining»

  • The legacy of oil refining in India, one of the world's largest economies, shows the industry can develop with little risk to the climate, OPEC's leader said. (news.peak-oil.org)
  • The underlying dispute, the nationalisation of oil refining operations in the Orinoco oil belt, was the subject of ICC arbitration in New York and so jurisdiction was not in issue; in principle, s 44 of the 1996 Act clearly applies to ICC arbitrations (although PDVSA expressly reserved its position on jurisdiction throughout the proceedings). (newlawjournal.co.uk)
  • Since the devastating flooding in South Texas and Louisiana has disrupted far more crude oil refining capacity in the region than production capacity, the net result of the storm has been less crude oil being... (benzinga.com)
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