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Dutch disease
Oil & gas; Oil
Term coined in 1977 to describe the decline of Dutch manufacturing after the discovery of natural gas fields in the country in the late Fifties. Dutch disease describes the ...
Paraguaná Refinery Complex
Oil & gas; Oil
The Paraguaná Refinery Complex is the biggest crude oil refinery complex in Venezuela. It is also considered the world's second largest refinery complex. The Paraguaná Refinery ...
motor spirit
Oil & gas; Oil
The light fuel used in spark ignition engines in cars, motorcycles, etc , often referred to as petrol or gasoline.
buy-back price
Oil & gas; Oil
The purchase price that an oil company pays to a state for oil that the company produces but which belongs to the state.
derv, derv fuel
Oil & gas; Oil
An acronym for diesel engine road vehicle fuel, a medium-light liquid fuel derived from gas oil.
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