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rock oil

n. Chiefly British
Petroleum.
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rock oil

n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for petroleum
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Noun1.rock oil - a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbonsrock oil - a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
resid, residual oil - oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled
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Leading players identified in the automotive antifreeze market report are BP P.L.C., Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Fuchs Petrolub SE, KOST USA, Inc., Prestone Products Corporation, Recochem Inc., Rock Oil Company, LLC, Total S.A., and Valvoline International, Inc.
BAGHDAD / NINA / - Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid tensions in the Middle East, tempered by the resumption of production in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Bari and the prosperity of US supplies thanks to rock oil. China's economic growth in the second quarter slowed to 6.2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the weakest pace in at least 27 years, according to Reuters.
These have adversely wedged the economy; rock oil costs were raised leading to energy and transport price rise.
"With the welcome continued support of Eddie Stobart, Motis, Rock Oil and Teng Tools, we look forward to returning to the track on which he made his World RX debut in 2018.
New maritime measures threaten to rock oil industry's boat Frank Kane March 04, 2019 16:45 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will make a significant change to the maximum allowed sulfur content of marine fuel consumed on open oceans beginning January 1, 2020.
He noted that the American experience in the extraction of rock oil has contributed to the provision of many studies and scientific research and field experiments to reach the best ways to extract rock gas.
Meanwhile, Bahrain has stumbled upon a massive rock oil field that could be the catalyst for a myriad of large-scale development projects in the Gulf kingdom, it added.
With regard to the impact of US rock oil at price levels, he said that increased production led to imbalance of the market with the increase in supply, which contributed to the weakness of crude oil prices in previous years and other factors, pointing out that there are expectations of continued increase in rock oil production in the coming months.
(LSE: RSE) has received escrow proceeds from the 5 October 2016 sale of 100% of its membership interests in Rock Oil Holdings LLC to US-based independent energy firm SM Energy (NYSE: SM), the company said.
M2 EQUITYBITES-August 16, 2017-Riverstone Energy Receives Escrow Proceeds on Rock Oil Sale
According to SAK's Market Watch Office, which prepares a monthly real estate report, the property market "is still waiting to see if the cutting down of oil production agreement will improve prices." "Because this agreement is expected to fail, some countries including major oil producing countries are concerned that the growth in the production of 'US rock oil' will start a price war by the end of June," the report said.