English Dictionary

shale oil

名詞

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A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale. / A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales).

日本語の意味

1. 油シェール（堆積岩）を熱分解、加水分解、または熱溶解により処理して得られる合成原油。 / 2. 低透水性の石油層を含むシェールから採取される原油。

Shale oil production increased after the company implemented new retorting technology.

同社が新しい乾留技術を導入した後、油頁岩から得られる合成原油の生産が増加した。

意味（1）

A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale.

Up in the mountains along both sides of Parachute Creek the Exxon Corporation and other companies have begun to pour billions of dollars into two huge projects to turn the nation's immense reserves of oil shale into shale oil.

意味（2）

A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales).

shale oils （ plural ）