Sentence examples similar to petroleum idea from inspiring English sources

The Democrats' presumptive nominee has made a poor choice of weapons, beginning with his proposal to tap the petroleum reserve, an idea that Mr. McCain has wisely resisted.

He fueled his prototype engine with peanut oil, an idea that never took off because petroleum-based fuel quickly became cheaper and more plentiful.

But some petroleum engineers say the idea is too good to be true and could make matters worse.

MOSCOW — For months, the Russian government has opposed the idea of Western petroleum sanctions against Iran.

Page A22 Business OIL EMBARGO FOR IRAN COULD BE A BOON FOR RUSSIA The Russian government has opposed the idea of Western petroleum sanctions against Iran.

To give English-speaking petroleum geologists and engineers some idea of this information, which is regularly published in J.P.S.E., the writers briefly review some recent (1983 1993) books on the subject in this paper.

Norwegian petroleum engineers first proposed the idea after comparing the transport economics of liquid natural gas to natural gas hydrates, knowing that hydrates could store large amounts of natural gas in a small space.

It's also a good idea to put petroleum jelly over cracked, dry skin overnight to help it heal.

Petroleum states of mind.

Dr. Turkevich found in the 1940's that platinum could play a larger role in the petroleum refining process, and his ideas were incorporated in the 1950's into several commercial catalytic processes.

Other writers suggested that consumers should have tolerated the noise or poured their chips in a bowl if the idea of keeping petroleum-based (and quieter) plastics out of the waste stream mattered to them, really.