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Meaning of "heavy oil" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVY OIL

heavy oil play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVY OIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavy oil is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEAVY OIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heavy oil in the English dictionary

The definition of heavy oil in the dictionary is a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVY OIL

heavy chain
heavy cream
heavy crude
heavy crude oil
heavy cruiser
heavy earth
heavy element
heavy going
heavy goods vehicle
heavy hitter
heavy hydrogen
heavy industry
heavy metal
heavy middleweight
heavy mob
heavy mud
heavy on
heavy spar
heavy type
heavy water

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVY OIL

argan oil
baby oil
burn the midnight oil
coconut oil
cooking oil
crude oil
essential oil
fatty oil
fuel oil
gas oil
heavy crude oil
holy oil
motor oil
olive oil
palm oil
sunflower oil
the good oil
tung oil
vegetable oil
virgin olive oil

Synonyms and antonyms of heavy oil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heavy oil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVY OIL

Find out the translation of heavy oil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heavy oil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heavy oil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petróleo pesado
570 millions of speakers

English

heavy oil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारी तेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفط الثقيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжелой нефти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óleo pesado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারী তেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pétrole lourd
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minyak berat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweröl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重油
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenga abot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dầu nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனமான எண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जड तेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağır yağ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olio pesante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciężki olej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важкої нафти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păcură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρύ πετρέλαιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaar olie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tung olja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tungolje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavy oil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY OIL»

The term «heavy oil» is regularly used and occupies the 81.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVY OIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heavy oil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heavy oil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavy oil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVY OIL»

Discover the use of heavy oil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavy oil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heavy Oil Production Processes
The book begins with an overview of the chemistry, engineering, and technology of heavy oil as they evolve into the twenty-first century.
James G. Speight, 2013
2
Heavy and Extra-heavy Oil Upgrading Technologies
The book provides the reader with an understandable overview of the chemistry and engineering behind the latest developments and technologies in the industry as well as the various environmental regulations.
James G. Speight, 2013
3
Enhanced Recovery Methods for Heavy Oil and Tar Sands
An engineer, graduate student or professional working with heavy oil, upcoming and current, will greatly benefit from this much-needed text.
James G. Speight, 2013
4
Hydroprocessing of Heavy Oils and Residua
While most resources on hydroprocessing concentrate ongas oil and lower boiling products, this book details the chemistry involved and the process modifications required for the hydroprocessing of heavy crude oils and residua.
Jorge Ancheyta, James G. Speight, 2007
5
Upgrading Petroleum Residues and Heavy Oils
"This useful reference offers in-depth coverage of current techniques for converting heavy oils and residues into more valuable distillates.Examines the chemistry of heavy hydrocarbon feeds and their properties important to engineering ...
R. Murray Gray, 1994
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Oilfield Processing of Petroleum: Crude oil
HEAVY OIL TRANSPORT The most significant case of the importance of temperature change in pipe flow is in the pipeline transport of heavy crude oils. The viscosity of heavy oils is very high and highly sensitive to the oil temperature.
Francis S. Manning, Richard E. Thompson (Ph.D.), Richard E. Thompson, 1995
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Heavy-oil and Oil-sand Petroleum Systems in Alberta and ...
heavy oil reservoir characterization, in F. J. Hein, D. Leckie, S. Larter, and J. R. Suter, eds., Heavy-oil and oilsand petroleum systems in Alberta and beyond: AAPG Studies in Geology 64, p. 531–544. Dolby, G., T. D. Demchuk, and J. R. Suter, ...
Frances J. Hein, Dale Leckie, Steve Larter, 2013
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Phase Behavior of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids
5.7 HEAVY OIL COMPOSITIONS PVT simulations on heavy oil mixtures have traditionally been carried out using black oil correlations expressing the fluid properties in terms of easily measurable quantities such as API oil gravity, gas gravity, ...
Karen Schou Pedersen, Peter L. Christensen, Jawad Azeem Shaikh, 2006
9
Mechanisms of Heavy Oil Recovery by Waterflooding
The response of the cores to low rate waterflooding indicated that capillary forces are an important contributor to heavy oil recovery.
An Mai, 2008
10
Heavy Oil-in-water Emulsion Flow and Blocking Mechanism in ...
A novel sealant that uses a heavy oil-in-water emulsion to block the near wellbore matrix has been developed.
Khalil Zeidani, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVY OIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavy oil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michigan wants to ban heavy oil from an Enbridge pipeline running …
In this July 29, 2010, photo, oil and water flow down Ceresco Dam as oil spill clean up continues along the Kalamazoo River near Ceresco, ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
2
Michigan: Ban heavy oil from Straits of Mackinac pipeline - Yahoo …
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Heavy crude oil will be banned from a pipeline that runs under a scenic waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
3
Oil Allstar - MarketWatch
Allstar currently holds approximately 43,000 acres of heavy oil and gas ... The heavy oil produced at Flaxcombe is also a lighter API oil, ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Minnesotans react to Iran deal - Kare 11
"Because the kind of oil that Iran sells is heavy oil," said Vaaler. "It is the sort for which refineries are set up better in Europe where traditionally ... «KARE, Jul 15»
5
Don't worry about Alberta's NDP – worry about energy market access
... to sell oil at a discount to U.S. benchmark prices by an average $21 (U.S.) a barrel for heavy oil and $8 a barrel for light oil, as well as sell gas ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Deep Well
... oil sands leases and a 25 per cent working interest in 12 contiguous square miles in the Sawn Lake heavy oil area in North Central Alberta. «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
7
Michigan: Ban heavy oil from Straits of Mackinac pipeline - WGEM …
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials say they will ban heavy crude oil from being transported along a controversial pipeline running ... «WGEM, Jul 15»
8
Oil giant Petroleum Development Oman plans huge solar farm to …
The company extracts oil from fields containing heavy oil, which needs to be loosened with steam injections. The solar project will be twice as ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
9
BHP Billiton, Woodside Petroleum line up for Mexican drilling permits
To follow are extra-heavy oil and onshore unconventional opportunities, then finally the deep-water licences. BHP is among 18 companies that ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Heavy crude oil grades weaken on Husky maintenance, strong supply
The maintenance turnaround at Husky's Lloydminster facility, which upgrades heavy oil into refinery-ready synthetic crude, started in early July ... «The Sudbury Star, Jul 15»

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