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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average delivered price

Energy; Coal

The weighted average of all contract price commitments and market price settlements in a delivery year.

average household energy expenditures

Energy; Coal

A ratio estimate defined as the total household energy expenditures divided by the total number of households.

average mine price

Energy; Coal

The ratio of the total value of the coal produced at the mine to the total production tonnage.

average production per miner per day

Energy; Coal

The product of the average production per miner per hour at a mining operation and the average length of a production shift at the operation.

average production per miner per hour

Energy; Coal

The ratio of the total production at a mining operation to the total direct labor hours worked at the operation.

bulk terminal

Energy; Coal

A facility used primarily for the storage and/or marketing of petroleum products, which has a total bulk storage capacity of 50,000 barrels or more and/or receives petroleum products by tanker, ...