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Oil
For crude oil, see Petroleum. For other uses, see Oil (disambiguation). Oil, in a general sense, is a chemical compound that is not miscible with water, and is in a liquid state at ambient temperatures. Such substances are sometimes described as hydrophobic (meaning water hating) or lipophilic..

OIL
The acronym OIL can refer to: Ontology Inference Layer or Ontology Interchange Language, an Ontology Infrastructure for the Semantic Web.Oil India Limited. See also Oil (disambiguation). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If ..

Oil!
Oil! is a novel by Upton Sinclair published in 1927. It is a fictitious third person narrative, with its main character being "Bunny" Arnold Ross Jr., son of an oil tycoon. Bunny's sympathetic feelings towards oilfield workers and socialists provoke his arguments with his father and much of the st..

Oil's Well
Oil's Well is a computer game distributed by Sierra On-Line in 1983, and again in 1990. The game was programmed by Thomas J. Mitchell. The player attempts to manage an oil drilling operation and collect oil, while evading subterranean creatures. The player can advance through eight different levels..

Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union
The Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union (OCAW) is a trade union. Perhaps the most notable member is Karen Silkwood. Denver-based president Alvin F. Grospiron was on the master list of Nixon political opponents. External links [OCAW website] ..

Oil-drop experiment
The purpose of Robert Millikan's oil-drop experiment (1909) was to measure the electric charge of the electron. He did this by carefully balancing the gravitational and electric forces on tiny charged droplets of oil suspended between two metal electrodes. Knowing the electric field, the charge on t..

Oil-for-Food Programme
The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003, was intended to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and other humanitarian needs for ordinary Iraqi citizens without al..

Oil-tree
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. Oil-tree - (Isa. 41:19; R.V. marg., "oleaster"), Heb. 'etz shemen, rendered "olive tree" in 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, 33 (R.V., "olive wood") and "pine branches" in Neh. 8:15 (R.V., "branches ..

Oilbird
The Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. It is sufficiently distinctive to be placed in a family and suborder (Steatornithes) of its own. It is found in the northern areas of South America from northwestern Colombia and the island of Trinidad to east..

Oilcreek Township, Pennsylvania
Oilcreek Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 840 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.5 km² (23.0 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 84..

Oildale, California
Oildale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 27,885 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Trivia4 External links Geography Oildale is located at [35°25′12″N, 119°1′44″W] (35.4199..

Oiler
Oiler can have several different meanings: in nautical terminology, an oiler is a type of shipin labor, an oiler can be:*a person, or job title of a person, who works at keeping machinery lubricated, such as within the engine compartment of a ship.*any person who works in the oilpatch from derrickha..

Oiler (ship)
An oiler is a ship, also called a tanker, that can carry a liquid cargo of petroleum, or a naval support vessel that carries fuel to other naval ships steaming at sea, and can transfer the fuel during underway replenishment at sea (RAS). In the United States Navy, oilers carry the hull classificati..

Oileus
In Greek mythology, Oileus, or Oïleus was the King of Locris. His father was given as Odoedocus (whom Ajax succeeded as King of Locris) and his mother as Agrianome (otherwise unknown). Oileus's wife was Eriopis, who bore him a son named Ajax. Oileus was also the father of Medon, who is usually r..

Oilfields Workers' Trade Union
OWTU The Oilfields Workers Trade Union or OWTU is one of the most powerful trade unions in Trinidad and Tobago. Currently led by Errol McLeod, the union was born out of the 1937 Labour Riots, the union was nominally led by the imprisoned TUB Butler but was actually organised by lawyer Adrian Col..

Oilfight
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Oilfish
The oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) is a snake mackerel, the only species in the genus Ruvettus. It is found in tropical and temperate seas of the world, at depths of between 100 and 800 metres. Its length is between 80 cm and 2 metres. The oilfish is similar to the silver gemfish but has a smaller ..

Oilgate
Oilgate is a South African political scandal in which the petrol company Imvume Holdings was accused of paying R11 million of state money to the ruling African National Congress shortly before the elections. The money had been received from a state oil company, PetroSA, as part of an advance payment..

Oilhead
An oilhead is a BMW motorcycle engine that uses oil to transfer heat to the atmosphere, using oil/air for engine cooling. External links [FAQ from the Oilheads Club] ..

OILIX
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]OILIX is the bacteria in the video game [[Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake]] which produces hydrocarbons that could easily save the planet's Petroleum Problem. Such a bacteria could be true, according to the Hydrocarbon insuite of Duce. "We are close to a Breakthrough on ..

Oilliphéist
In Irish mythology, Oilliphéist was a fabulous, dragon-like monster. In one famous story, the Oilliphéist cuts the route of the River Shannon when it hears that St Patrick has come to drive out it and its kind. The Scottish Gaelic variant is called Uilepheist. The name is derived from the Irish ..

OILRIG
OILRIG is the mnemoic applied to the definition of: Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain It is used in the study of oxidation and reduction and is the best friend of chemistry students everywhere. See also Oxidation And see also Reduction ..

Oilskin
Oilskin jacket (left) and high trousers (right). Note the high-visibility hood on the jacket and the shoulder straps on the trousers. Oilskin referred originally to a type of fabric - canvas with, literally, a skin of oil applied to it as waterproofing, often Linseed oil. These days, oilskins ..

Oilton
Oilton can refer to: Oilton, OklahomaOilton, TexasThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..

Oilton, Oklahoma
Oilton is a city in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,099 at the 2000 census. Geography Oilton is located at [36°5′6″N, 96°35′12″W] (36.085046, -96.586629)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h..

Oilton, Texas
Oilton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 310 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Oilton is located at [27°28′8″N, 98°58′33″W] (27.468979, -98..

Oilwar
OilWar is an open source arcade-style shoot 'em up computer game that is licensed under the GPL Version 2 and is developed by Jarmo Hekkanen, Lauri Hakkarainen, and another person, who has the surname 'Tony.' The game is written in C++ and uses SDL to provide graphics and sound functionality. The..

Oily fish
Oily fish (oil-rich fish, pelagic fish) are those fish which have oils throughout the fillet and in the belly cavity around the gut, rather than only in the liver like white fish. Oily fish fillets may contain up to 30 percent oil, although this figure varies both within and between species. Oily fi..

Oily Hare
Oily Hare is a 1952 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short, directed by Robert McKimson, written by Tedd Pierce, and starring Bugs Bunny. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Bugs' rabbit hole in "Deepinahola", Texas upsets an oil tycoon because it isn..

Oil & Gold
Oil & Gold, the third full-length Shriekback album, is widely considered the band's highest moment. Released in 1985 on Island Records after the failure of 1984's Jam Science on Arista, Oil & Gold saw the band metamorphose from contemplative to rocking. The addition of Martyn Barker on drums and..

Oil (band)
Oil is a Christian thrash metal band from Long Beach, California. The members are Ron Rinehart (vocals, ex Dark Angel), Blake Nelson (lead guitars) and Jason Vander Pal (drums). They released a self-titled debut album in 1997, a second album called Refine in 2000 and a live album Choice Cuts Off The..

Oil (disambiguation)
Oil usually refers to: Oil, chemical substances not miscible with water. See also: petroleum. It may also refer to: Oil (band), a heavy metal group.Langues d'oïl ("oïl languages"), a family of languages from Northern France, distinguished by their use of the word oïl (later oui) for "yes"Oil wa..

Oil (Young Ones episode)
"Oil" was the second episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC2 on 16 November 1982. Characters As with all episodes of The Young Ones, the main four characters were student flatmates Mi..

Oil analysis
The routine activity of analyzing lubricant properties and suspended contaminants for the purpose of monitoring and reporting timely, meaningful and accurate information on lubricant and machine condition. ..

Oil and Gas Development Company
Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) is a state corporation of Pakistan. It was created to prospect for oil and gas in Pakistan. On May 4th, 2006 Pakistan has appointed a Citigroup-led consortium to sell up to 15 pct of the country's largest oil and gas company, Oil and Gas Development Company, t..

Oil and gas field
An oil and gas field is a field, or vast reservoir, that contains both oil and natural gas. See also: Oil fieldNatural gas fieldOil reservoirList of oil fieldsList of natural gas fields ..

Oil and Gas Industry metering and control system
-->Remote Gas well sites require local flow metering of the mineral reserve's gas flow rate for asset and revenue accounting purposes. Traditionally this was done using high maintenance mechanical circular chart recorders. Today these have been replaced with electrically powered RTUs, i.e., Remote ..

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited) (incorporated on June 23, 1993) is a public sector petroleum company in India. It is a Fortune 2000 company, the most valuable company in India (by market capitalisation) contributing 77% of India's crude oil production and 81 % of India's natural g..

Oil and the CIA
The involvement of the CIA in oil politics first started with Operation Ajax which involved the overthrow of the Mohammed Mossadegh, the leader of Iran who had nationalized Iran's oil which threatened the profits of the Anglo-American oil company. Most Middle East politics including the current Ira..

Oil Blue 35
Oil Blue 35, also called Solvent Blue 35, Blue 2N, Blue B, Oil Blue B, 1,4-bis(butylamino) anthraquinone and CI 61554, is a blue dye derived from anthraquinone. It has the appearance of a dark blueish-black powder, soluble in benzene and toluene and insoluble in water, with melting point 104-105 �..

Oil Blue A
Oil Blue A, also called Solvent Blue 36, Solvent Blue A, Oil Blue G, Blue AP, 1,4-bis(isopropylamino) anthraquinone and CI 61551, is a blue dye derived from anthraquinone. It has the appearance of a dark bluish-violet powder, soluble in acetone, benzene and toluene and insoluble in water, with mel..

Oil Bowl
Oil Bowl was a college football bowl game played at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas in 1946 and 1947. Freezing temperatures for the second game doomed any future contests. Yearly Results: 01/01/46 Georgia 20, Tulsa 601/01/47 Georgia Tech 41, St. Mary's 19 See also List of college bowl games Exte..

Oil cake
Oil cake is the solid residue that can be removed from various types of oily seeds. The residue is usually extracted by being pressed, removing the oil. Oil cake is valued for being rich in minerals and protein. Their most common use is in animal feed. Among the kinds of seeds that oil cake is o..

Oil Can Boyd
Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd (born on October 6, 1959 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982-89), Montreal Expos (1990-91), and Texas Rangers (1991). He batted and threw right handed. Boyd had one of the more colorful..

Oil City
Oil City may refer to any of several communities in the United States: Oil City, California, a community in Kern County, CaliforniaOil City, Kentucky, a community in Barren County, KentuckyOil City, Louisiana, a town in Caddo Parish, LouisianaOil City, Maryland, a small community in Caroline County..

Oil City, Louisiana
Oil City is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,219 at the 2000 census. Geography Oil City is located at [32°44′32″N, 93°58′28″W] (32.742170, -93.974376)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..

Oil City, Maryland
Oil City is a community in Caroline County, Maryland. It is located at the junction of Maryland Route 313 and Maryland Route 317. External links [Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [38.9050° -75.8150°]* Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Maps]* Topo..

Oil City, Oklahoma
Oil City is a small community in Carter County, Oklahoma. Originally named Wheeler, it was established in 1896. The post office closed in 1930. External links [Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [34.2744° -97.4181°]* Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Ma..

Oil City, Pennsylvania
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania which was, for many years, a center of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850's, Oil City became the headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Wolf's Head motor oil companies. Contents 1 Geo..

Oil City, Pennsylvania (Cambria)
Also see Oil City, in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Oil City is a small community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The bridge over nearby Bens Creek is on the National Register of Historic Places. External links [Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [40.4022° -78.6403°]* Stree..

Oil City, Wisconsin
Oil City is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin, within the town of Sheldon. It was the site of a nineteenth century oil swindle. External links *[Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [43.7506° -90.5867°]* Street map from [Google Maps] or [Ya..

Oil Creek
Oil Creek has the following meanings: Oil Creek (creek), a tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania and New YorkOil Creek Township, Pennsylvaniaredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..

Oil Creek Township, Pennsylvania
Oil Creek Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 83.7 km² (32.3 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there wer..

Oil crisis
Oil crisis may refer to: 1973 oil crisis1979 energy crisis1990 spike in the price of oilOil price increases of 2004-2006Hubbert peak theoryEnergy crisisThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you m..

Oil depletion
Oil depletion is the inescapable result of extracting and consuming oil faster than it can be replaced. No one knows for sure when the long-term decline of oil reserves will begin, or what the consequences will be. The Hubbert peak is an influential theory concerning the long-term rate of conven..

Oil depot
An oil depot (sometimes called a "Tank Farm", an "Installation" or a "Terminal") is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products and from which these products are usually transported to end users or further storage facilities. An oil depot typically has tankage, eith..

Oil desulfurization
Oil desulfurization is a widely used process for removing sulfur from petroleum products (gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, etc.) so that sulfur dioxide emissions are reduced from automobiles, trucks and other internal combustion engines and oil-burning power plants. Typically, those petroleum produc..

Oil exploration
Oil exploration is the search by petroleum geologists for hydrocarbon deposits beneath the Earth's surface. Oil and gas exploration are grouped under the science of petroleum geology. Contents 1 Exploration methods2 Elements of a petroleum prospect3 Terms used in petroleum evaluat..

Oil Exploration in Tanzania
An editor has expressed a concern that the topic of this article may be unencyclopedic. Please review [What Wikipedia is not] and try to resolve the objections on the discussion page. More than ten foreign companies have signed agreements with Tanzania. The Companies include: Petrobr..

Oil field
Drilling rig in a small oil field near Sarnia, Ontario in 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entai..

Oil Fight
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Oil Fight is a turn-based, ..

Oil fish
Oil fish is a large deep-water snake mackerelan that is all black. Other names: Ruvettus pretiosusEscolar External links [FishBase entry] ..

Oil gland
An oil gland is a sebaceous (or sebiferous) gland that secretes sebaceous matter. They are mainly situated in the corium or true skin. True oil glands secrete matter through a duct. Many creatures, as fish, e. g., have oil glands. Ductless glands Ductless glands situated internally are not tru..

Oil imperialism theories
Oil imperialism theories characterize a broad group of political science theories which assert that direct and indirect control of world petroleum reserves is a root factor in current international politics. While economists and historians agree that access to important resources has throughout his..

Oil India
Oil India Limited (OIL) is an oil company under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. OIL is engaged in the business of exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas, transportation of crude oil and production of LPG. OIL i..

Oil In Place
Oil in place is the total hydrocarbon content of an oil reservoir and is often abbreviated STOOIP, which stands for Stock Tank Original Oil In Place. In this case, stock tank refers to the storage vessel containing the oil after production. Calculating STOOIP Accurate calculation of the value of S..

Oil in the Family
Contents 1 Plot synopsis2 Episode notes2.1 Location of Shen Gong Wu2.2 Total Shen Gong Wu2.3 Kimiko Appearance3 Trivia4 Xiaolin Showdown Plot synopsis Wuya is sitting complaining in Chase's Lair about how she wishes she was ghostly again. Then she senses the R..

Oil Jeans
Oil Jeans is a domestic Korean clothing manufacturer and jeans label. The label targets their products on younger generation of South Korean as: urban street stylevintage denim lookmen and women in the early 20s Domestic brands compete with imported brands from Europe and the United States. Refere..

Oil lamp
Antique bronze oil lamp with Christian symbol (replica) An oil lamp is a device used for lighting or for preserving a flame that is fueled by animal, vegetable or mineral oil. The term often refers to ancient pottery and metal designs – the kind one might rub in hopes of summoning a ..

Oil major
Oil major is a generic term applied to the world's largest energy companies. Members include: BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and Exxon Mobil. ..

Oil marker
A standard in the oil industry, to which various crudes can be compared, and by which they can be priced. The current markers, as of this writing, include West Texas Intermediate, Brent Crude, and Dubai Crude, all of which are denominated in US Dollars. There is partially corroborated information co..

Oil of amber
Oil of amber is a fine, transparent, ponderous, yellow oil, procured from spirit of amber by increasing the heating temperature. This, by rectification, was once used as an antihysteric and emmenagogue, being very fluid and penetrative. This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, ..

Oil of brick
Oil of brick, called by apothecaries Oleum de Lateribus and by alchemists Oil of Philosophers, was an empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil, such as olive oil, to distillation at a high temperature Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913). The process initially started ..

Oil of Catechumen
Oil of Catechumen is the oil used in some baptisms to show the strength to turn away from evil, temptation and sin. ..

Oil of cloves
Oil of cloves is an essential oil from the clove plant. It is a natural analgaesic used in dentistry for its active ingredient eugenol. It was most famously employed as the positive reinforcement (counterposed to a dental drill) offered to the Dustin Hoffman character in the 1976 film Marathon Man..

Oil of guaiac
Oil of guaiac is a fragrance used in soap. It comes from the palo santo tree (Bulnesia sarmientoi). Oil of guaiac is produced through steam distillation of a mixture of wood and sawdust from palo santo. It is sometimes incorrectly called guaiac wood concrete. It is a yellow to greenish yellow sem..

Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas is predominantly a live album by Japan, released in 1983 by Virgin Records, after the band had split in 1982. However it also contains some new studio tracks ("Oil on Canvas", "Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer" and "Temple of Dawn"), recorded separately by Sylvian, Sylv..

Oil paint
View of Delft in oil paint, by Johannes Vermeer. Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint consisting of small pigment particles suspended in a drying oil. Oil paints have been used in England as early as the 13th century for simple decoration,Charles Eastlake, Materials for a History of Oil P..

Oil painting
Mona Lisa, Oil on wood panel painting by Leonardo da Vinci La Donna Velata, painted in 1516, Oil on wood panel painting by Raphael Oil painting is done on surfaces with pigments that are ground and mixed into a medium of oil — especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Other oils ..

Oil palm
The oil palms (Elaeis) comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is ..

Oil pastel
A box of Pentel oil pastels Oil pastel is a painting and drawing medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike "soft" or "French" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a non-drying oil and wax bin..

Oil plan
The Oil Plan was a strategy devised primarily by Carl Spaatz, the commander of the US 8th Air Force during 1943 - 1944. Spaatz's premise was that the Achilles Heel of the German war industry was the means of producing and synthesising oil, and that a concerted attack on these resources would produ..

Oil platform
An oil platform is a large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean. Depending on the circumstances, the platform may be attached to the ocean floor, consist of an artificial island, or be floating. Generally, oil platforms are ..

Oil Pollution Act of 1990
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was passed by the United States Congress to prevent further oil spills from occurring in the United States. It was made after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. It stated that "A company cannot ship oil into the United States until it presents a plan to prevent spills that ma..

Oil price increases of 2004-2006
Crude oil prices, 2004-2006 (not adjusted for inflation) U.S. Retail Gasoline prices, 2004-2006 (not adjusted for inflation) The price of standard crude oil on NYMEX was under $25/barrel in September 2003. By August 11, 2005, the price had been above $60/barrel for over a week and a h..

Oil price increase of 1990
The 1990 (or third) energy crisis was milder and more brief than the two previous oil crises (1973 and 1979). It lasted only six months and occurred as a result of the first Gulf War. As Saddam Hussein retreated, the oil fields of Kuwait were set on fire, causing damage that reduced the oil output..

Oil Red O
Oil Red O (Solvent Red 27, Sudan Red 5B, C.I. 26125, C26H24N4O) is a lysochrome (fat-soluble dye) diazo dye used for staining of neutral triglycerides and lipids on frozen sections and some lipoproteins on paraffin sections. It has the appearance of a red powder with maximum absorption at 518(359)..

Oil refinery
View of Shell Oil Refinery in Martinez, California. An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel fuel. Contents 1 Operation2 Products of oil refinery3 Safety and environmen..

Oil Region Astronomical Observatory
Oil Region Astronomical Observatory OrganizationOil Region Astronomical Society Location Coordinates[°′″N, °′″W] Altitudemeters (feet) Webpage[link] Telescopes Unnamed Telescope Unknown size reflector Oil Region Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical ob..

Oil reserves
Peak Oil Depletion Scenarios Graph which depicts cumulative published depletion studies by ASPO and other depletion analysts. An oil well in Canada. Some regard Canada as having the world's second largest oil reserves. Hubbert Peak Graph showing oil production has peaked in non-OPEC a..

Oil reservoir
An oil reservoir, petroleum system or petroleum reservoir is often thought of as being an underground "lake" of oil, but it is actually composed of hydrocarbons contained in porous rock formations. Contents 1 Formation1.1 Traps1.1.1 Structural traps1.1.2 Stratigraphic traps2&n..

Oil Rocks
The Oil Rocks (Neft Dashlari) (Azerbaijani: Neft Daşları) was the first oil platform in the world. It was built in 1947 as an exercise of Soviet and Azeri ambition. The Oil Rocks lies 45-50km offshore on the Caspian Sea and extracts oil from the shallow water portion of the Absheron geologica..

Oil shale
Oil shale is a general term applied to a group of rocks rich enough in organic material (called kerogen) to yield petroleum upon distillation. The kerogen in oil shale can be converted to oil through the chemical process of pyrolysis. During pyrolysis the oil shale is heated to 445-500 °C in the ab..

Oil Shockwave
The Oil Shockwave event is a policy wargaming scenario created by the joint effort of several energy policy think tanks, the National Commission on Energy Policy and Securing America's Future Energy. It outlines a series of hypothetical international events that take place in December 2005, all rela..

Oil sludge
Oil sludge is a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil gelling or solidifying, usually at temperatures lower than 100 degrees Celsius. Sludge can be a major contributor to engine problems, and can require the engine to be replaced if the damage is severe. Sludge is usually caused by the presenc..

Oil spill
Volunteers cleaning up the aftermath of the Prestige oil spill An oil spill is the intentional or unintentional release of oil (generally, petroleum) into the natural environment as a result of human activity. The term often refers to marine oil spills where oil is released into the ocean or ..

Oil Springs Reservation
Oil Springs Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca tribe located in New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 11, none of whom are Native American. It is divided between two counties: Cattaraugus County and Allegany County. The reservation is..

Oil Springs Reservation, Allegany County, New York
Oil Springs Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Allegany County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 9. A small part of the reservation is in Cattaraugus County. This reservation is controlled by the Seneca tribe, but as of 2005 no tribal mem..

Oil Springs Reservation, Cattaraugus County, New York
Oil Springs Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seneca tribe located in Cattaraugus County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the Indian reservation had a total population of 2. Most of the reservation is in Allegany County. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the Indian ..

Oil Storm
Oil Storm is a 2005 television docudrama portraying a future oil-shortage crisis in the United States, precipitated by a hurricane destroying key parts of the United States' oil infrastructure. The program was an attempt to depict what would happen if the highly oil-dependent country was suddenly fa..

Oil Strike North
Oil Strike North is a BBC television drama series produced in 1975. The series was created and produced by Gerard Glaister and dealt with life on Nelson One, a North Sea oil rig owned by the fictional company Triumph Oil. Eschewing the corporate power struggles of Mogul/The Troubleshooters and conc..

Oil tanker
Oil tankers are ships of varying sizes designed for the bulk carriage of crude oil and various refined spirits. The largest are up to 650,000 tons. The current custom is for crude oil to be transported to near its point of use where it is refined as required. At various times there have been accid..

Oil Tankers
For the type of ship, see oil tanker. The Oil Tankers are tankers featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. They carry oil all over the Island of Sodor, and are usually pulled by James the Red Engine. They are very useful for transporting different types of oil, and are consider..

Oil Tasters
Oil Tasters were an early 1980s band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States. They are one of the city's best remembered post-punk groups. They were not, however, easy to fit into the spectrum of post-punk music. Rather than use No Wave, for example, as a foundation, the Oil Tasters start wi..

Oil Thigh
The Oil Thigh is the name given to the anthem and fight song of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and its sports teams, the Queen's Golden Gaels. Although the song's official title is "Queen's College Colours", it is almost universally referred to by the first words of the Gaelic chorus. The..

Oil Trough, Arkansas
Oil Trough is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census. Geography Oil Trough is located at 35°37'46" North, 91°27'41" West (35.629572, -91.461366)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the to..

Oil well
An oil well is a term for any perforation through the Earth's surface designed to find and release both petroleum oil and gas hydrocarbons. Contents 1 History2 Life of a Well2.1 Drilling2.2 Completion2.3 Production2.4 Abandonment3 Types of well4 Cost5&nbs..

Oil Yellow DE
Oil Yellow DE, also known as Solvent Yellow 56 and C.I. 11021, is a synthetic greenish-yellow azo dye. It has the appearance of reddish yellow powder with melting point of 168 °C. Chemically it is N,N-diethyl-p-(phenylazo)aniline, C16H19N3. It is used to dye hydrocarbon solvents, oils, fats and ..

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