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CRUDE STATE [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A white, yellowish, blue, green, or gray mineral which consists of a sodium tetraborate occurring as a surface efflorescence or in large monoclinic crystals embedded in muds of alkaline lakes.

CONT

Borax is used chiefly in glass, ceramics, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, and as a flux, cleansing agent, water softener, preservative, and fire retardant.

OBS

tincal: An old name for crude borax formerly obtained from Tibetan-lake shores and deposits and once the chief source of boric compounds.

OBS

tincal : Etymology : from the Malaysian name for the substance in crude, native state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral du système monoclinique constitué de tétraborate de sodium, de couleur blanc mat; principal minerai de bore.

CONT

Les principaux minéraux de bore sont : le borax [...], la colemanite [...], la kernite [...], la boracite [...] et l'ulexite [...]

OBS

Le borax se trouve dans la nature; on désigne sous le nom de «tinkal» celui qu'on faisait venir jadis du Tibet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Sal de sodio derivada del acido bórico.

CONT

El bórax [...] se presenta en forma de cristales incoloros, solubles en el agua. Al ser calentado pierde su agua y funde. Tiene entonces la propiedad de disolver los óxidos metálicos y esta propiedad se aprovecha para el decapado de los metales que se han de soldar. Además, como al solidificarse toma el color del óxido, se usa también para decorar porcelana y vidrio y para ignifugar los telones de teatro.

OBS

El bórax existe en la naturaleza, pero se fabrica industrialmente a partir del ácido bórico o del borato del calcio natural.

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Record 2 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

The state has proven reserves of crude oil totaling 3934 million barrels(mmbbls), which account for 18% of the crude oil proved reserves in the United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

Le cartel a en effet trouvé un accord le 27 septembre sur une production de 23,2 millions de barils par jour (dont 7,5 Mb/j pour l'Arabie Saoudite et 3,4 Mb/j pour l'Iran).

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-06-15

English

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

Crude oil recoverable through wells where production can be achieved without altering the natural viscous state of the oil.

CONT

Forecasts with respect to supply should present estimates of the average annual ability to produce Canadian crude oil and equivalent, unrestricted by demand, by province or territory for the period 1975-1994 for each of the following categories: i) conventional crude oil from a) established reserves at 1 January, 1975 b) reserves additions to existing reservoirs c) new discoveries in existing producing regions; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Pétrole brut récupérable à partir de puits pouvant être mis en production sans qu'il soit nécessaire de modifier l'état visqueux naturel du pétrole.

CONT

Les prévisions relatives aux approvisionnements doivent comprendre des estimations de la capacité annuelle moyenne de production de pétrole brut et d'équivalents canadiens, non limitée par la demande, par province ou par territoire pendant la période de 1975 à 1994, et selon chacune des catégories suivantes: i) pétrole brut classique provenant a) des réserves établies au 1er janvier 1975 b) des additions aux réserves dans des réservoirs existants c) des nouvelles découvertes dans les régions [de] production actuelles; [...]

Key term(s)
  • pétrole brut conventionnel
  • brut conventionnel

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
OBS

The New York Cotton Exchange was formed by 106 cotton merchants and brokers in 1870.... Because the Exchange's state charter specifies trading in cotton only, expansion to include trading in other commodities has been accomplished through the establishment of separate corporations. The first of these was the Wool Associates, founded in 1931. The next was the Citrus Associates, founded in 1966. 1971 saw the introduction of liquefied propane gas, governed by the Petroleum Associates. In September 1974, the Petroleum Associates began trading in crude oil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Cette bourse fut ouverte en 1870. Les transactions sur le coton ont débuté en 1871. Cette matière est la plus importante marchandise négociée mais le New York Cotton Exchange abrite également les transactions sur le jus d'orange. En 1979, les échanges ont porté sur 1 689 051 contrats de coton et 186 018 contrats de jus d'orange.

Spanish

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