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conservation of petroleum resourcesconservación de recursos petrolíferos
conservation of petroleum resources Controlled utilization, protection and development of exploited and potentially exploitable sources of crude oil to meet current demand and ensure future requirementsconservación de recursos petrolíferos
crude petroleum oilaceite crudo de petróleo
International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation AssociationAsociación de la Industria Petrolera Internacional para la Conservación del Medio Ambiente
petroleum consumptionconsumo de petróleo
petroleum consumption Petroleum belongs to non-renewable energy sources; it is a complex substance derived from the carbonized remains of trees, ferns, mosses, and other types of vegetable matter. The principal chemical constituents of oil are carbon, hydrogen, and sulphur. The various fuels made from crude oil are jet fuel, gasoline, kerosine, diesel fuel, and heavy fuel oils. Major oil consumption is in the following areas: transportation, residential-commercial, industrial and for generating electric powerconsumo de petróleo
petroleum geologygeología del petróleo
petroleum geology The branch of economic geology that relates to the origin, migration and accumulation of oil and gas, and to the discovery of commercial deposits. Its practice involves the application of geochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, structural geology and stratigraphy to the problems of finding hydrocarbonsgeología del petróleo
petroleum industryindustria petrolera
petroleum industry Manufacturing industry utilizing complex combination of interdependent operations engaged in the storage and transportation, separation of crude molecular constituents, molecular cracking, molecular rebuilding, and solvent finishing to produce petrochemical productsindustria petrolera
petroleum oilaceite de petróleo
wastes from petroleum refininglodos y residuos sólidos aceitosos
Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coalResiduos del refino de petróleo, purificación del gas natural y tratamiento pirolítico del carbón
wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coalresiduos del refino de petróleo, purificación del gas natural y tratamiento pirolítico del carbón