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Petroleum [a] is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture. It consists mainly of hydrocarbons, [1] and is found in geological formations. The term petroleum refers both to naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil, as well as to petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil.
Reverso has been active since 1998, with the aim of providing online translation and linguistic tools to corporate and mass markets. [3] [4] In 2013 it released Reverso Context, a bilingual dictionary tool based on big data and machine learning algorithms. [5] In 2016 Reverso acquired Fleex, a service for learning English via subtitled movies.
Crude can refer to: Crude oil or simply crude, the unprocessed form of petroleum; Crude, an Australian documentary about the geology and economics of crude oil; Crude, an American documentary about oil companies and lawsuits in Ecuador; Crude, by Bongshang, 1993; Crude, a comic book series by Steve Orlando and Garry Brown
Gasoline is the most widely used liquid fuel. Gasoline, as it is known in United States and Canada, or petrol virtually everywhere else, is made of hydrocarbon molecules (compounds that contain hydrogen and carbon only) forming aliphatic compounds, or chains of carbons with hydrogen atoms attached.
The Petroleum Dictionary contains short definitions for around 6,000 terms used in the oil industry in America, with a particular focus on slang. It is intended as a record of the history of these colloquialisms, rather than a reference work for individuals in the petroleum industry. [2] [3]
IFP – French Institute of Petroleum (Institut Français du Petrole) IFT – interfacial tension; IGPE – immersion grade phenolic epoxy; IGV – inlet guide vane; IH – gamma ray log; IHEC – isolation of hazardous energy certificate; IHUC – installation, hook-up and commissioning; IHV – integrated hole volume (of borehole)
Per the "Regions and crude types" discussion above, California production is categorized by its own crude type. Sweet crude oil contains small amounts of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. High-quality, low-sulfur crude oil is commonly used for processing into gasoline and is in high demand, particularly in industrialized nations.
Moeve, formerly known as Cepsa, (Compañía Española de Petróleos, Sociedad Anónima, "Spanish petroleum company, S.A.") [3] is a Spanish multinational energy integrated company headquartered at Torre Cepsa in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid.