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Record 1 2000-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Economic Geology
CONT

Total oil in place multiplied by the recovery factor constitutes the total recoverable oil reserves.

OBS

oil reserves; reserves of petroleum: terms rarely used in the singular (oil reserve; reserve of petroleum).

Key term(s)
  • oil reserve
  • reserve of petroleum
  • reserves of oil
  • reserve of oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Réserves de pétrole souhaitables au niveau régional.

OBS

réserves de pétrole : Règlement sur la répartition du pétrole.

OBS

réserves pétrolières; réserves de pétrole : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (réserve pétrolière; réserve de pétrole).

Key term(s)
  • réserve pétrolière
  • réserve de pétrole

Spanish

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