oil refinery


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Noun1.oil refinery - a refinery for petroleumoil refinery - a refinery for petroleum    
petroleum refinery
cat cracker, catalytic cracker - a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst
refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
reformer - an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer"
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A subsidiary of Hess operates the Hovensa oil refinery with a subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela SA, the Venezuelan oil company, in the nearby US Virgin Islands.
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* Robertson's plans to open an oil refinery in California have collapsed.
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Elaborating the government efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in oil refining sector, he said Byco Oil Pakistan Limited (Byco) had established an Oil Refinery at Hub, Balochistan, having capacity to purify 120,000 Barrel Per Day (5 million tons/annum) at a cost of $ 400 million.
Oil refineries directed to produce fuel conforming latest vehicles
Azerbaijan exported about 8,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and about 200,000 tons of diesel produced at the Heydar Aliyev Baku Oil Refinery during the first quarter of 2019, David Mammadov, Vice President for Oil and Gas Transportation and Gas Facilities of the Azerbaijani Sate Oil Company SOCAR, told reporters at the "Oil Refining and Petrochemistry of the Caspian Sea and Central Asia - Conjuncture, Projects Implementation, Technical Solutions" conference held in Baku,Trendreports.
Azerbaijan exports about 8,000 tons of LPG over 3 months
'Saudi Arabia will invest $10 billion in Oil Refinery and Petro-Chemical Complex in Gwadar,' the minister elaborated.
KSA will invest $10bn in Gwadar, petroleum minister reiterates
Latest is the news of Saudi investment in an oil refinery in Gwadar.
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"We are already talking to Saudi investors for an oil refinery in Pakistan," he said, speaking to an audience at Saudi Arabia's massive, Public Investment Fund-backed investment conference, Future Investment Initiative (FII), which is currently taking place in the kingdom's capital Riyadh.
PM Imran Khan seeks Saudi investors for Pakistan oil refineries
Ground breaking ceremony of the first oil refinery of Mongolia was held on June 22 in Altanshiree soum of Dornogobi aimag.
Mongolia holds ground breaking ceremony of its first oil refinery
Summary: Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], June 22 (ANI): Mongolia on Friday launched the construction of its first oil refinery, which is funded by India, at Altanshiree Soum in southern Dornogovi province.
Mongolia launches construction of India-funded oil refinery
ISLAMABAD -- A Russian company, planning to set up an oil refinery, has demanded lifelong crude oil-supply guarantee from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during its operations.
Russian firm seeks crude oil-supply guarantee from KP
[USPRwire, Wed Oct 14 2015] "Saudi Arabia Crude Oil Refinery Outlook to 2020" is a comprehensive report on crude oil refinery industry in Saudi Arabia.
New Report Available: Saudi Arabia Crude Oil Refinery Outlook to 2020

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