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heavy crude oil [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heavy crude oil
1, record 1, English, heavy%20crude%20oil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heavy crude 2, record 1, English, heavy%20crude
correct, noun phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crude oil having a high proportion of viscous, high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons, and often having a high sulfur content. 3, record 1, English, - heavy%20crude%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crude oils are often referred to as heavy crudes or light crudes, according to their API gravities, the lighter oils having higher API gravities. 4, record 1, English, - heavy%20crude%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
heavy crude oil: Source: Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax Act. 5, record 1, English, - heavy%20crude%20oil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétrole brut lourd
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20brut%20lourd
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brut lourd 2, record 1, French, brut%20lourd
correct, noun phrase, masculine noun
- pétrole lourd brut 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20lourd%20brut
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme désignant généralement un pétrole brut de densité supérieure à 900 kg/m3. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20brut%20lourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une analyse préliminaire, en laboratoire, permet de déterminer la quantité et la qualité de produits finis que l'on peut attendre du pétrole brut étudié : un brut «léger», c'est-à-dire de faible densité, produira plus d'essences, un brut «lourd» plus de fuels ou de bitumes. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20brut%20lourd
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pétrole lourd brut : Source : Loi de l'impôt sur les revenus pétroliers. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20brut%20lourd
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petróleo bruto y derivados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- petróleo bruto pesado
1, record 1, Spanish, petr%C3%B3leo%20bruto%20pesado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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