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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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Internal platform

Oil & gas; Oil

A stripe of sidewalk, inside the quay, throughout the extensiom and at the level or the port storageroom floor, where the goods to be loaded or received are handled, in the unloading area. It is the ...

Cathodic protection

Oil & gas; Oil

Prevention against corrosion by the use of electrochemical techniques. In ships it can be applied externally in the hull as well as internally in the bulkheads of tanks. In terminals it is applied in ...

Internal ports

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Those situated in the interior of a bay, river etc.

Cathodic protection test point

Oil & gas; Oil

Point made of terminals for electric connexion with the duct, instaled in a metalic box, used to measure the system's electric tension of duct cathodic protection.

Dead weight

Oil & gas; Oil

Diference between the maximum and minimum displacement of a naval ship, such as weight of amunition, of fuel, of the boilers reserve water, of potable water and bath and sanitary water; of ...

S

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1 - (Symbol called 'Sierra'). The International Sign Code establishes the representation of this letter by a white flag with a blue rectangle in the middle; when hoisted alone it emcompasses a ...