Apr 11, 2007 13:33
17 yrs ago
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English term
oil vs petroleum
English
Bus/Financial
Energy / Power Generation
energy policies
In the following sentence, what's the difference, if any, between oil and petroleum:
Petroleum imports account for more than 43% of revenue exports making the country vulnerable to fluctuating oil prices
Petroleum imports account for more than 43% of revenue exports making the country vulnerable to fluctuating oil prices
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4 +5 | Synonymous | David Moore (X) |
4 | pétrole | Pasteur |
4 | synonyms, but... | Alexander Demyanov |
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Synonymous
The definition of "petroleum" according to Chambers 21st century dictionary is: "A naturally-occurring oil consisting of a thick, dark liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, distillation of which yields a wide range of petrochemicals, e.g. liquid and gas fuels, asphalt and raw materials for the manufacture of plastics, solvents, drugs etc."
Under "oil", the second definition is "petroleum".
"Petroleum" is therefore synonymous with "crude oil", since the latter is also unrefined...but I've only ever heard "oil prices" as an expression; I don't think anyone uses "petroleum prices", though I do stand to be corrected.
Under "oil", the second definition is "petroleum".
"Petroleum" is therefore synonymous with "crude oil", since the latter is also unrefined...but I've only ever heard "oil prices" as an expression; I don't think anyone uses "petroleum prices", though I do stand to be corrected.
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Comment: "Thanks to all - Mehmet's comment was very helpful"
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pétrole
Ici je garderais pétrole pour les deux. On pourrait envisager "le prix du brut" pouor le second, mais cela ne me semble pas indispensable ici.
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synonyms, but...
I believe in this context "petroleum imports" may include different fuels (like gasoline or diesel) in addition to crude oil.
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