heavy oil
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Several other Asian countries that are heavy oil importers enacted energy-saving measures early on.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Chevron recently expanded its footprint in Venezuela in an asset-swap deal that would boost its position in regions rich in viscous heavy oil that U.S. refineries favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said that the challenges of producing Venezuela’s heavy oil are considerable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
By reclassifying the country’s Orinoco Belt heavy oil as “proved,” Venezuela’s reserves jumped sharply in the late 2000s under former president Hugo Chavez.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
It was a big, light room in a wing of the house, all the windows thrown open to air out the heavy oil and turpentine smells.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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