Petroleum

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....rring to both." The word petroleum literally means 'rock oil'. It originated from the Latin term petra-oleum. (petra-means rock or stone and oleum-means oil).  In the Pipelines Act, 1962 of the United Kingdom, 'petroleum' has been defined as follows : "Petroleum includes any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas existing in its natural condition in strata, w....

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.... occurring in circumstances in which the use of techniques for coal seam methane production or in situ gasification would be appropriate." Liquid Fuel Emergency Act, 1984 (Sec. 3) "petroleum" means : a. any naturally occurring hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or b. any naturally occurring mixture of a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons and of anoth....