Petrol

Petrol

a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. A fossil fuel, it is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo intense heat and pressure.

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interstate pipeline purchase

Energy; Coal

Any gas supply contracted from and volumes purchased from other interstate pipelines, overland natural gas import purchases, and LNG, SNG, or coal gas purchases from domestic or foreign sources. ...

municipal waste

Energy; Coal

As defined in the Energy Security Act (P.L. 96-294; 1980) as "any organic matter, including sewage, sewage sludge, and industrial or commercial waste, and mixtures of such matter and inorganic refuse ...

heating value

Energy; Coal

The average number of British thermal units per cubic foot of natural gas as determined from tests offuel samples.

manufactured gas

Energy; Coal

A gas obtained by destructive distillation of coal or by the thermal decomposition of oil, or by there action of steam passing through a bed of heated coal or coke. Examples are coal gases, coke oven ...

intransit deliveries

Energy; Coal

Redeliveries to a foreign country of foreign gas received for transportation across U.S. territory, and deliveries of U.S. gas to a foreign country for transportation across its territory and ...