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A general term for unrefined petroleum or liquid petroleum.
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  A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities. Depending upon [..]
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  Receipts of domestic and foreign crude oil at a refinery. Includes all crude oil in transit except crude oil in transit by pipeline. Foreign crude oil is reported as a receipt only after entry throu [..]
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See Petroleum, crude petroleum.
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Crude oil is oil that is extracted from the ground before it is refined into usable products, such as gasoline. Technically speaking: Crude oil is the raw liquid petroleum product extracted from oil wells. It is a mixture of thousands of chemicals and compounds, primarily hydrocarbons. Crude oil must be broken down into its various components by di [..]
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The primary feedstock used to make gasoline, diesel, jet, residual fuel and other finished petroleum products. A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs a [..]
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Receipts of domestic and foreign crude oil at a refinery. Includes all crude oil in transit except crude oil in transit by pipeline. Foreign crude oil is reported as a receipt only after entry through [..]
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Crude oil is a liquid made up of a mixture of hydrocarbons of varying densities. It is refined by means of a distillation process in which the hydrocarbons are heated which separates out the various components, or fractions, according to their respective boiling points. Lower density fractions have lower boiling points than heavier, higher density [..]
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Unrefined liquid petroleum. It ranges in gravity from 9°API to 55°API and in color from yellow to black.
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, it contains little or none of the heavy hydrocarbons which constitute heavy fuel oil. There are three main sources of condensate: a) The liquid hydrocarbons which are produced from a gas/condensate [..]
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A mixture of Hydrocarbons
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, Natural Gas
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unprocessed and unrefined oil.
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Oil that is not treated or refined.
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Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground as distinguished from refined oils manufactured out of it.
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A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists as a liquid in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities. Crude is the raw material which is refined into gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel, propane, petrochemicals, and other products.
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Petroleum in its natural unprocessed or unrefined state; a mixture of various different hydrocarbons. The mixture varies widely from one oil field to another.
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Oil in its natural state from the ground. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur.
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46 USCS § 2101 defines crude oil as "a liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth, whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation, and includes crude oil from wh [..]
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A mixture of various hydrocarbon compounds and other materials, usually containing about 84% carbon, 14% hydrogen, 1–3% sulfur; and nitrogen, oxygen, heavy metals, and salts that total less than 1%. Crude oil is a nonrenewable source of energy (fossil fuel). Crude oil is measured in barrels (one barrel equals 42 gallons).
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Oil that has not been refined.
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unrefined petroleum.
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Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after Distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and Lubricants.
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Naturally occurring petroleum, before any refining or treatment.
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Tarry goop consisting of mixed carbon compounds with a highly variable composition. Not much to look at, but the basis for the chemical industry, modern transport, and many shopping sprees at Harrods.
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Oil in its natural state that has not been refined or altered.
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 Oil in its natural state that has not been refined or altered.
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(crude oil petroleum) A fossil fuel formed from plant and animal remains many million of years ago. It comprises organic compounds built up from hydrogen and carbon atoms and is, accordingly, often re [..]
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Unrefined oil. Cubic Meters (CBM)
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Oil in its natural state before refining.  
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Unrefined oil.
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Oil in its natural state that has not been refined or altered.
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complex mixture of hydrocarbons existing in a natural state in the earth; current primary source of energy for human activity a small fraction of which is used for spray oils
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Unrefined liquid petroleum, ranging in gravity from 9° API to 55° API and in color from yellow to black. May have a paraffin, asphalt, or mixed base. If the oil contains a sizable amount of sulfur or [..]
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Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground as distinguished from refined oils manufactured out of it.    Cubic foot
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Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground. Crude oil varies radically in its properties, such as specific gravity and viscosity.
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petroleum found in liquid form, flowing naturally or capable of being pumped without further processing or dilution.
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Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground as distinguished from refined oils manufactured out of it.    
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Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground. Crude oils range from very light (high in gasoline) to very heavy (high in residual oils). Sour crude is high in sulphur content. Sweet crude is low in sulphur and therefore often more valuable.
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A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists as a liquid in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface separating facilities. Crude is the raw mat [..]
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The oil produced from an underground reservoir, after being freed of any gas which may have been dissolved in it under reservoir conditions, but before any other processing. A general term for liquid [..]
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A mixture of liquid hydrocarbons extracted from rock to use as fuel or in chemical processing. It's categorized as sweet or sour depending on the amount of sulphur, which is removed during refini [..]
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  Oil as it comes from the well; unrefined petroleum.
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A solution or mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, but which may contain other substances, which is liquid under standard surface temperature and pressure conditions and was liquid in the sub [..]
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the oil that is produced from a reservoir, after separation from any associated gas , and processed in a refinery; often referred to as crude.
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Oil which has not undergone any refining. Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons with small quantities of other chemicals such as sulphur, nitrogen and oxygen. Crude oil varies radically in its proper [..]
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A naturally occurring mixture of liquid hydrocarbons as it comes out of the ground (before or after any dissolved gas has been separated from it, but prior to any process of distilling or refining). Greenish crude is usually high in paraffin (wax) content; blackish oil is more likely to be asphaltic. Different types of source rock generate differen [..]
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A naturally occurring mixture of liquid hydrocarbons as it comes out of the ground.
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A general term for unrefined liquid petroleum or hydrocarbons.
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Chemical substance that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs. Crude oil is refined to produce a wide array of petroleum products, including heating oils; gasoline, diesel and jet f [..]
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A mineral oil consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons of natural origin, yellow to black in color, of variable specific gravity and viscosity. The basic raw mineral pumped from the earth. There are ma [..]
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"Crude Oil" or “Oil” or “Crude” means all kinds of hydrocarbons and bitumen, both in solid and in liquid form, in their natural state or obtained from Natural Gas by condensation or extraction, including distillate and Condensate when commingled with the heavier hydrocarbons and delivered as a blend at the Delivery Point but exclu [..]
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A mineral oil consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons of natural origin, yellow to black in colour, of variable specific gravity and viscosity
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Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground. Crude oils range from very light (high in gasoline) to very heavy (high in residual oils). Sour crude is high in sulfur content. Sweet crude is low in sulfur and therefore often more valuable.
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A mixture of liquid hydrocarbons that exists in natural underground reservoirs as distinguished from refined oils manufactured from it and does not include liquid hydrocarbons produced from tar sand, gilsonite, oil shale, or coal.
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A naturally occurring liquid mixture consisting of many different types of hydrocarbon. The oil produced from an underground reservoir, after being freed of any gas which may have been dissolved in it under reservoir conditions, but before any other operation has been performed on it. A general term for liquid or unrefined petroleum.
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 Liquid petroleum as it comes out of the ground. Crude oil varies radically in its properties, such as specific gravity and viscosity.
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An unrefined mixture of naturally occurring hydrocarbons
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unrefined oil (straight from the well).
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Also called: rock oil (Greek: Petroleum), black gold - a liquid natural resource composed of natural gas, liquid and solid (bitumens) hydrocarbons with small quantities of nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur and various pollutants.
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Complex mixture of hydrocarbons which constitutes the principal feedstock to a petroleum refinery.
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A mixture of hydrocarbons ranging from one carbon (methane) to hundreds of carbon atoms that exist in the liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure and [..]
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A naturally occurring mixture, consisting predominantly of hydrocarbons and/or of sulfur, nitrogen, and/or oxygen derivatives of hydrocarbons, which is capable of being removed from the earth in a [..]
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An unrefined liquid petroleum consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons. It ranges in gravity from 9 degrees API to 55 degrees API and in color from yellow to black. Crude oils may be referred to as heavy or light, according to API gravity, with lighter weight oil exhibiting the higher gravity. Viscosity varies with gravity; crude oils with lower gra [..]
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Crude oil produced in the United States or from its "outer continental shelf" as defined in 43 USC 1331.
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Crude oil produced outside of the United States. Imported Athabasca hydrocarbons (tar sands from Canada) are included.
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(Heavy) - Crude oil of 20º API gravity or less. There are perhaps billions of barrels of heavy crude oil still in place in the U.S. that require special production techniques, notably steam injection or steam soak, to extract them from the underground formations.
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(Sour) - Oil containing hydrogen sulfide or other acidic gases.
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A fossil fuel formed from plant and animal remains many million of years ago. It comprises organic compounds built up from hydrogen and carbon atoms and is, accordingly, often referred to as hydrocarb [..]
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A mixture, consisting mainly of pentanes and heavier hydrocarbons that exists in the liquid phase in reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure and temperature. Crude oil may contain sulphur and other nonhydrocarbon compounds, but does not include liquids obtained from the processing of natural gas. Classes of crude oil are often reporte [..]
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Petroleum in its unprocessed form.
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Also known as petroleum, crude oil is a flammable viscous liquid made up of a complex mixture of hydrocarbon organic compounds found beneath the Earth's crust.
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A naturally occurring mixture of liquid hydrocarbons as it comes out of the ground (before or after any dissolved gas has been separated from it, but prior to any process of distilling or refining). Greenish crude is usually high in paraffin (wax) content; blackish oil is more likely to be asphaltic. Different types of source ro [..]
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A mixture of comparatively volatile liquid hydrocarbons that occurs in the Earth's crust and is extracted for use as fuel and various petroleum products. Typically, crude oil contains, in various percentages, a mixture of naphtha, kerosene, middle distillates and fuel oils.
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naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons under normal temperature and pressure.
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Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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See petroleum.
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Crude Oil (simplified Chinese: 采油日记; traditional Chinese: 採油日記; pinyin: Cǎi yóu rì jì) is a 2008 Chinese documentary film directed by Wang Bing. Filmed in the Inner Mongolian portion of the Gobi Deser [..]
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A mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in the liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface-separating facilities. The U.S. benchmark for crude-oil prices is West Texas Intermediate (WTI), measured in Cushing, Oklahoma.
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