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Stories about: crude oil

First Vietnamese Refinery Spills Even Before Inauguration On Wednesday, Vietnam's first oil refinery spilled tonnes of diesel into the waters on the central coast, as an off-shore cargo hose became loose and cracked, probably due to previous damage or to fatigue. Local authorities and environmental organizations are working to contain the spill, so that it will not con... 26 November 2008 08:49 GMT Mother Nature Distillates Oil as well Oil sands, or most commonly known as tar sands, are a mix of sand, water and extremely heavy crude oil components, which can be subjected to a destructive distillation process, in order to obtain part of the petroleum derivate extracted during regular oil distillation process. Aside from the fact that the mixture con... 13 December 2007 10:35 GMT