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Oil

This category refers to oil as petroleum, a liquid flammable that occurs in nature that has a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other varying liquid organic compounds. Oil is found in geologic formations under the Earth's surface.

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isolated ballasttank

Oil & gas; Oil

Tank used exclusively for ballast, having nets, pumps and valves independent from the loading system.

hot well

Oil & gas; Oil

Space between the castle, or the poop, and the central superstructure, in a merchant ship; this space is limited below by the main deck, and laterally by the side walls and by the frontal bulkheads ...

towing tank

Oil & gas; Oil

Large dimensioned tank in length, with rails at the sides, on which a car moves towing a model of the same scale of the hull of a ship, so that its resistance to propulsion can be studied.