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CRUDE PETROLEUM [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

Petroleum as it occurs naturally, as it comes from an oil well, or after extraneous substances (as entrained water, gas, and minerals) have been removed.

OBS

crude oil: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

crude oil: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Pétrole à sa sortie du gisement par opposition au pétrole raffiné ou traité.

OBS

pétrole brut : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

pétrole brut : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
DEF

Mezcla natural de hidrocarburos de las series parafínica, nafténica y bencénica, en proporciones muy variables, que condicionan sus propiedades.

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