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Exxon Mobil Corporation

Oil & gas; Oil

An American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of ...

Lukoil

Oil & gas; Oil

Russia's second largest oil company and its second largest producer of oil. In 2009, the company produced 97.615 million tons of oil; 1.972 million barrels per day (313,500 ...

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Oil & gas; Oil

A Chinese oil and gas company based in Beijing, China. It is listed in Hong Kong (SEHK: 0386) and also trades in Shanghai (SSE: 600028) and New York (NYSE: SNP). Sinopec is the ...

turnaround

Oil & gas; Oil

The planned, periodic inspection and overhaul of the units of a refinery or processing plant; the preventive maintenance and safety check requiring the shutting down of a refinery ...

Rosneft

Oil & gas; Oil

Rosneft is an integrated oil company majority owned by the Government of Russia. Rosneft is headquartered in Moscow's Balchug district near the Kremlin, across the Moskva ...

borehole geophysics

Oil & gas; Oil

Borehole geophysics is the science of recording and analyzing measurements of physical properties made in wells or test holes. Probes that measure different properties are lowered ...

global strategic petroleum reserves (GSPR)

Oil & gas; Oil

Global strategic petroleum reserves (GSPR) refer to crude oil inventories or stockpiles held by the government of a particular country, for the purpose of providing economic and ...