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oils
oils term commonly used to indicate a variety of greasy, fluid substances that are, in general, viscous liquids at ordinary temperatures, less dense than water, insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol and ether, and flammable. These substances, however, differ so much among themselves in chemical... Read more |
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oil shale
oil shale ‘Oil shale’ is a collective term for a diverse and complex group of rocks that are immature oil and gas source rocks and potential fossil fuels. Oil shales contain insoluble solid organic matter called ‘kerogen’, derived primarily from algae. Few oil shales... Read more |
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Oil sands
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Peanut oil
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palm oil
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Oil palm
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Oil field services
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North Sea
North Sea arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.222,000 sq mi (574,980 sq km), c.600 mi (1,000 km) long and c.400 mi (640 km) wide, NW of Central Europe. It washes the shores of Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the northern tip of France. In the south the Strait of... Read more |
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Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven , city (1994 pop. 91,680), Lower Saxony, NW Germany, on Jade Bay, an inlet of the North Sea. It is a major oil port and an industrial center. Manufactures include heavy machinery, automobile chassis, electrical equipment, and textiles. The city is also a summer resort featuring mud... Read more |
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Esbjerg
Esbjerg , city (1992 pop. 72,205), Ribe co., SW Denmark, a port on the North Sea. It is a commercial and industrial center, and Denmark's largest fishing port. Esbjerg's main development came after the construction (late 19th cent.) of its harbor. Esbjerg has ferry connections to the Faeroe Islands... Read more |
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environmental issues
...discussed separately.Carbon Dioxide. Regarded...contained offshore oil and gas—is likely...fisheries in the North Sea gets used...environments. The biggest problem is associated...mls.) of the sea, putting enormous...happen, ... |
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climate change
...identified in the North Atlantic Oscillation...increases, keeping north-western Europe...identified in the North Pacific and both...the amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...continue to burn oil and coal at the...that the area of ... |
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North Sea Carbon capture
"CARBON capture and storage could be a very big industry," according...he says. The North Sea carbon storage...past and future oil and gas output...territory in the North Sea also ... |
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Carbon capture could be bigger than oil and gas to Scots economy
...could massively reduce carbon emissions and transform...yesterday that showed the North Sea could be used to store...emissions from the UK and north west Europe could be safely stored under the North Sea. There could...that ... |
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North Sea set to be Britain's carbon dustbin
...proportion of their carbon dioxide emissions...be beneath the North Sea. Energy and Climate...emerged that the North Sea seems likely...become one of the biggest dumps for in the...future for the North ... |
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As big as TV and oil ... carbon capture trial starts
...prototype unit to capture carbon dioxide emissions from...the start of the hunt for oil in the North Sea. It was even described...to be stored under the North Sea - a process known as...industry on the same scale as ... |
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Carbon cuts 'could shut North Sea fields'
OIL industry leaders repeated...government plans to impose big cuts on the amount of carbon emitted by offshore operators...abandonment of many mature North Sea fields. Following publication...double-counting some North ... |
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Green bid to equal North Sea oil heyday launched
...significant since the heyday of North Sea oil has been launched in Glasgow...cooperation on developing low-carbon energy sources.The companies...Scotland since the heyday of North Sea oil - and low- ... |
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Researchers turn to basalt for carbon storage
...rock: storing carbon dioxide emissions...entirely new. In the North Sea, carbon dioxide...injected into oil fields to push...scale remains a "big if," said Peter...reacts with the carbon dioxide to ... |
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North Sea: proving ground for rival power-to-C[O.sub.2] concepts.(Horizon)
...generation to carbon capture and storage...especially in the North Sea, where carbon...used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR...2] out to the North Sea Miller field...yet undisclosed North ... |
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British sea power; Renewable energy.(Nurturing a marine-energy industry)
...the arrival of North Sea oil, marine energy...years later, with North Sea oil in decline...climate change a big issue and wind...project off the north Cornish coast that will provide a ... |
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Signal of support for oilfield CO2 traps CARBON CAPTURE
...government's biggest signal of support...proposals to trap carbon dioxide from power...pump it into empty oil fields under the sea. The embryonic technology - called carbon capture and storage...British sector of the North ... |
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