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• Gambia Department of State for Petroleum, Energy and Mineral Resources — Das Gambia Department of State for Petroleum, Energy and Mineral Resources (DoSPEMR) ist ein Ministerium der Regierung des westafrikanischen Staates Gambia. Der Sitz des Ministeriums liegt in Banjul an der Marina Parade.[1][2] Es ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Petroleum seep — For other uses of seep see Seep (disambiguation) Petroleum seep near the Korňa in northern Slovakia. A petroleum seep is a place where natural liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons escape to the earth s atmosphere and surface, normally under low… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum jelly — Petroleum jelly, petrolatum or soft paraffin [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/health advice/netdoctor/archive/100004783.html] is a semi solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), [http://www.inchem …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum engineering — refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or gas. These activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry which are the activities… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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 production — Introduction       recovery of crude oil and, often, associated natural gas from the Earth.        petroleum is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material that is believed to have formed in deep sedimentary (sedimentary rock) beds from animal and …   Universalium

• 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

• Petroleum production in Southeast Asia — Southeast Asia is a rich of hydrocarbon ressources natural gas and petroleum. Brunei, Vietnam and Malaysia, in addition to Indonesia, benefit from the latest trend, although recent attention has been drawn inexplicably to the Southeast Asian and… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum exploration in the Arctic — The exploration of the Arctic for petroleum is more technically and physically challenging than for any other environment. However, with increases in technology and continuing high oil prices the region is now receiving the interest of the… …   Wikipedia

• petroleum refinery — noun a refinery for petroleum • Syn: ↑oil refinery • Hypernyms: ↑refinery • Part Meronyms: ↑catalytic cracker, ↑cat cracker, ↑reformer …   Useful english dictionary