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Oil & gas

Terms concerning oil and gas as a fossil fuel and natural resource.

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plimsoll

Oil & gas; Oil

Name of the British member of Parliament who, between 1873 and 1876, promoted discussions in the British Parliament which ended up in the approval of laws and conventions that ...

tank

Oil & gas; Oil

1 - Water proof compartment in a ship meant to store fluids. 2 - Storage of transshipment vats.

cluster

Oil & gas; Oil

Name given to several nautical cables.

ballasttank

Oil & gas; Oil

1 - Special compartment in a ship, which is filled with water to ballast the ship, when the load is too light. 2 - In submarines, they are storage rooms that are filled with ...