I’ve organized some information on the petrochemical industry and would like to share it with everyone

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I’ve organized some information on the petrochemical industry and would like to share it with friends on chemical forums. Oil field; Wildcat – a type of oil well drilled without prior exploration; Percussive drilling – a drilling method that uses impact forces; Rotary drilling – another drilling technique; Offshore drilling – drilling at sea; Well – an oil well; Derrick – a structure used for supporting wells; Christmas tree – a device used to control oil flow from a well; Crown block – a component used in drilling operations; Travelling block – a pulley system used in drilling; Drill pipe/drill stem – tubes used in drilling; Drill bit – the tool used to drill holes; Roller bit – a type of drill bit; Diamond bit – a drill bit made of diamond; Swivel – a device used to rotate drill pipes; Mud nozzle; Turntable/rotary table – devices used in drilling processes; Pumping station – a facility used for pumping fluids; Sampling – the process of collecting samples; Sample/Core sample – a piece of material taken as a sample; Storage tank – a tank used for storing liquids; Pipeline – tubes used for transporting liquids; Pipe laying – the process of installing pipelines; Oil tanker – a ship used for transporting oil; Tank car/tanker – vehicles used for transporting liquids; Refining – the process of processing crude oil into useful products; Refinery – a facility where refining takes place; Cracking – a process of breaking down complex molecules; Separation – the process of separating different components; Fractionating tower – a device used for separation; Fractional distillation – a type of separation process; Distillation column – a device used for distillation; Polymerizing – the process of forming polymers; Reforming – a process of modifying organic compounds; Purification – the process of cleaning substances; Hydrocarbon – organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen; Crude oil – unrefined oil; Petrol – gasoline; LPG – liquefied petroleum gas; LNG – liquefied natural gas; Octane number – a measure of a fuel’s combustion quality; Vaseline – a type of ointment; Paraffin – a waxy substance; Kerosene – a liquid fuel; Gas oil – diesel fuel; Lubricating oil – oil used for reducing friction; Asphalt – a sticky substance used in road construction; Benzene – a chemical compound; Fuel – a source of energy; Natural gas – a gaseous fuel; Olefin – a type of organic compound; High-grade petrol – gasoline with a high octane number; Plastic – a synthetic material. Petrochemical English vocabulary: oil field – oil field; wildcat – exploratory well; percussive drilling – impact drilling; rotary drilling – rotational drilling; offshore drilling – drilling at sea; well – well, oil well; derrick – drilling platform; Christmas tree – production tree; crown block – fixed pulley; travelling block – movable pulley; drill pipe, drill stem – drilling rods; drill bit – drill bit; roller bit – roller-bit drill bit; diamond bit – diamond drill bit; swivel – mud nozzle; turntable, rotary table – rotating platform; pumping station – pump station; sampling – taking samples; sample – sample, specimen; core sample – core sample; storage tank – storage tank; pipeline – oil pipeline; pipe laying – laying of oil pipelines; oil tanker – oil tanker; tank car, tanker – (railway) tank car; tank truck, tanker – (road) oil transport vehicle; refining – oil refining; refinery – oil refinery; cracking – cracking process; separation – separation process; fractionating tower – fractionation tower; fractional distillation – fractional distillation; distillation column – distillation column; polymerizing, polymerization – polymerization process; reforming – reforming process; purification – purification process; hydrocarbon – hydrocarbon, carbon hydro compound; crude oil, crude – crude oil; petrol – gasoline (used in the US); LPG, liquefied petroleum gas – liquefied petroleum gas; LNG, liquefied natural gas – liquefied natural gas; octane number – octane number, octane value; vaseline – vaseline; paraffin – paraffin; kerosene, karaffin oil – kerosene; gas oil – diesel; lubricating oil – lubricating oil; asphalt – asphalt; benzene – benzene; fuel – fuel; natural gas – natural gas; olefin – olefin; high-grade petrol, high-octane petrol – high-grade gasoline, high-octane gasoline