petroleum in the PONS Dictionary

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Organizacija f zemalja izvoznica nafte (OPEK)

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Locally, the railway mostly transports construction goods, coal, timber, petroleum and agricultural produce.
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Before entering politics, he was engaged in banking and then in the petroleum sector.
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It later acquired refineries and petroleum transport and marketing firms with the aim of being a total energy company.
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Because electricity will be their primary fuel, they will consume less petroleum than standard vehicles.
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The demand for the petroleum as a fuel for lighting around the world quickly grew.
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In addition to pollution through human activities, millions of tons of petroleum enter the marine environment every year from natural seepages.
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Two million tons of petroleum-derived ethanol are produced annually.
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More directly, the high petroleum (oil) and gas prices of 2005 have only added to the attraction of renewable energy sources.
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Smaller quantities of liquefied petroleum gas are transported by road.
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Many of the same problems associated with natural petroleum exist with waste oil.
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