oil refinery

Noun

Meaning

a refinery for petroleum

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

petroleum refinery dockyard mill arsenal mint factory dairy refinery distillery assembly line tannery oil company industrial park oil refining air polluter
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Antonyms

oil change quick oil change full-service oil change synthetic oil change motor oil change changing the oil
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Hypernyms

refinery

Examples

After the war, the biggest concern was the rebuilding of Abadan's oil refinery, as it was operating at 10% of capacity due to damage. Source: Internet

Alkanes are separated in an oil refinery by fractional distillation and processed into many different products. Source: Internet

An Iraqi worker walks in front of an oil refinery in North Rumaila oilfield in Basra in January 2009. Source: Internet

As a result, the city was partitioned down the main street, with the Egyptians holding the city center and the Israelis controlling the outskirts, port installations and oil refinery, effectively surrounding the Egyptian defenders. Source: Internet

At around the same time the world's first, small, oil refinery was opened at Jasło in Poland, with a larger one opened at Ploiești in Romania shortly after. Source: Internet

Chevron USA has a major oil refinery in the city, with a storage capacity of 15 million barrels (2,400 m 3 ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oil pump oil radish oil rain lamp oil refining oil releases oil remover