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LOTERRE

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Preferred term

petroleum  

Definition(s)

  • Petroleum, or crude oil, is a nonrenewable natural resource that has had a tremendous beneficial influence on human society. With a name derived from Latin petra (rock) and oleum (oil), petroleum represents the world's most important energy resource. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Petroleum]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J6559WZC-P

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