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Oil

This category refers to oil as petroleum, a liquid flammable that occurs in nature that has a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other varying liquid organic compounds. Oil is found in geologic formations under the Earth's surface.

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Wall

Oil & gas; Oil

Place or point, at the end of the quay, where stevedores are recruited to start working.

Warping chock

Oil & gas; Oil

Metal piece made of an outfit and two or three vertical besets, fit into the deck or on the bulwark, for the passage of ship dock lines.

Converging y

Oil & gas; Oil

An interlocking component with 2 ducts and a third, which allows the passage of "pigs" through the point of intersection among them.

Head (peak)

Oil & gas; Oil

In triangular sails it is the peak by which the sail is hoisted. In square sails it is the outside superior corner.

Warrant

Oil & gas; Oil

It is the security for the goods stored in general warehouses. This kind of document can be traded as a bill of exchange in Brazil or abroad. In this last case, as long as it is guaranteed by the ...

Conventional submarine

Oil & gas; Oil

Submarine whose propulsion to the surface is made by diesel enginesand which, when submerged, is propulsed through electrical engines fed by batteries.