(petroleum before refining)

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• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

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• Petroleum industry in Western Australia — Western Australia s share of Australian gas reserves The petroleum industry in Western Australia is the largest contributor to Australia s production of most petroleum products.[1] Based largely on development of the reserves of the North West… …   Wikipedia

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• Petroleum in Western Australia — The Western Australian petroleum industry is the largest contributor to Australia s production of most petroleum products. [citeweb|url=http://www.appea.com.au/index.php?option=com content task=blogsection id=7 Itemid=32|title=2007 Production… …   Wikipedia

• petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …   Universalium

• Petroleum industry in Nigeria — The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum in Nigeria — The extraction and drilling of petroleum in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent s most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s,… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum industry in the People's Republic of China — The petroleum industry in the People s Republic of China is strongly affected by the country s growing population and political ideology, as well as its lack of local oil reserves. It highlights the current set up of the government, their… …   Wikipedia

• PETROLEUM AND OIL PRODUCTS — In modern times Jews took part in the development of the oil industry, some in pioneering the extraction of oil and trade in its products in their respective countries, and some in financing the industry abroad. Eastern Galicia Oil prospecting… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• History of the petroleum industry in Canada (oil sands and heavy oil) — Canada s oil sands and heavy oil resources are among the world s great petroleum deposits. They include the vast oil sands of northern Alberta, and the heavy oil reservoirs that surround the small city of Lloydminster, which sits on the border… …   Wikipedia