Encyclopedia - Economy Of Indonesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Indonesia - Oil And Minerals Sector
Indonesia is the only Asian member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside of the Middle East, and is the onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resource Base Of Communist Czechoslovakia: Encyclopedia Ii - Resource Base Of Communist Czechoslovakia - Minerals Oil And Power Plants
Resource base of Communist Czechoslovakia - Minerals and Mining. Czechoslovakia had significant quantities of coal and lignite. Hard c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Indonesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Indonesia - Investment
Since the late 1980s, Indonesia has made significant changes to its regulatory framework to encourage economic growth. This growth was fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Indonesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Indonesia - Background
During the 30 years of president Suharto's "New Order" government, Indonesia's economy grew from a per capita GDP of $70 to more than $1,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Indonesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Indonesia - Economic Relations With The United States
U.S. exports to Indonesia in 1999 totaled $2.0 billion, down significantly from $4.5 billion in 1997. The main exports were construction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Cultivation
Soybeans are an important global crop, with political ramifications. It is grown for its oil and protein. The bulk of the crop is solvent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Uses
Soybeans can be broadly classified as "vegetable" (garden) or field (oil) types. Vegetable types cook more easily, have a mild nutty flav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin
The hypothesis of abiogenic petroleum origin (synonyms: abiotic, abyssal, endogenous, inorganic, juvenile, mineral, primordial) holds tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia - Petroleum
Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coal Oil: Encyclopedia - Coal Oil
Coal oil is an oil used for illuminating purposes, also called "lamp oil." It was formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athabasca Oil Sands: Encyclopedia - Athabasca Oil Sands
The Athabasca Oil Sands (or "Tar Sands") is a large deposit of tar sands in north-western Canada located mainly in the province of Albert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia - Soybean
Soybean(s) (U.S.) or soya bean (UK): A legume, the botanical name of which is Glycine max (L.) Merrill. It is a summer annual varying in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Cultivation
Soybeans are an important global crop, with political ramifications. It is grown for its oil and protein. The bulk of the crop is solvent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wax Play: Encyclopedia - Wax Play
Wax play is a form of sensual play involving warm or hot wax usually dripped from candles or ladled onto a person's naked skin. Wax play ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turpentine: Encyclopedia - Turpentine
Turpentine is a fluid obtained by the complex distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly various species of pine (Pinus). It is co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Health
Soybean - Isoflavones. Soybeans also contain isoflavones, forms of phytoestrogen that are considered by some nutritionists and physicia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paraffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Paraffin - Uses
Food-grade paraffin wax is used in some candies to make them look shiny. Although edible, it is nondigestible; it passes right through th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Nutrition
Soybean - Protein. Soybeans are a source of complete protein. A complete protein is one that contains significant amounts of all the es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Genetic Modification
Soybeans are one of the crops that are being genetically modified, and GMO soybeans are being used in an increasing number of products. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Applications
Soybeans can be broadly classified as "vegetable" (garden) or field(oil) types. Vegetable types cook more easily, have a mild nutty flavo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shale: Encyclopedia Ii - Shale - Formation
The fine particles that compose shale can remain suspended in water long after the larger and denser particles of sand have deposited out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synthetic Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Synthetic Oil - Disadvantages
The primary disadvantage of synthetic oils is that they cost significantly more than mineral oils. The manufacturers of synthetic oils ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motor Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Motor Oil - History Of Motor Oils
The history of using lubricants can be traced back as far back as 4,000 years ago. To build the pyramids, the ancient Egyptians used lubr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Origin
Petroleum - Biogenic theory. Most geologists view crude oil, like coal and natural gas, as the product of compression and heating of an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Composition
In refining, the component chemicals of petroleum are separated by fractional distillation, which is a separation based on relative boili...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Extraction
Generally the first stage in the extraction of crude oil is to drill a well into the underground reservoir. Historically, in the USA some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - History
The first oil wells were drilled in China in the 4th century or earlier. They had depth of up to 800 feet and were drilled using bits att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Environmental Effects
The presence of oil has significant social and environmental impacts, from accidents and routine activities such as seismic exploration, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Future Of Oil
Main article: Hubbert Peak The Hubbert peak theory, also known as peak oil, is a theory concerning the long-term rate of production of co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Classification
The oil industry classifies "crude" by the location of its origin (e.g., "West Texas Intermediate, WTI" or "Brent") and often by its rela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Pricing
References to the oil price are usually either references to the spot price of either WTI/Light Crude as traded on New York Mercantile Ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Top Petroleum-producing Countries
Source: Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government (Ordered by amount (barrels per day) produced in 2004): Saudi Arabia (OPEC) Russia Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Origin
Petroleum - Biogenic theory. Most geologists view crude oil, like coal and natural gas, as the product of compression and heating of an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Extraction
Generally the first stage in the extraction of crude oil is to drill a well into the underground reservoir. Historically, in the USA some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - History
The first oil wells were drilled in China in the 4th century or earlier. They had depth of up to 800 feet and were drilled using bits att...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Environmental Effects
The presence of oil has significant social and environmental impacts, from accidents and routine activities such as seismic exploration, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Future Of Oil
The Hubbert peak theory, also known as peak oil, is a theory concerning the long-term rate of production of conventional oil and other fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Classification
The oil industry classifies "crude" by the location of its origin (e.g., "West Texas Intermediate, WTI" or "Brent") and often by its rela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Pricing
References to the oil price are usually either references to the spot price of either WTI/Light Crude as traded on New York Mercantile Ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petroleum: Encyclopedia Ii - Petroleum - Top Petroleum-producing Countries
Source: Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government (Ordered by amount (MMbbl/d = millions of barrels per day) produced in 2004): Saudi A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vegetable Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Vegetable Oil - Production Of Edible Oil
Neither the oil nor the meal is considered edible immediately upon crushing the bean and extracting the crude vegetable oil. Animals fed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nutella: Encyclopedia Ii - Nutella - Ingredients
The ingredients listed here are from the US packaging. Listed by decreasing weight: sugar, peanut oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, skim milk, reduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cooking Oil: Encyclopedia Ii - Cooking Oil - Health And Nutrition
Fats in one form or another are necessary to our diets and are an important part of our culinary traditions, but they are also a signific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oil Pastel: Encyclopedia Ii - Oil Pastel - Surface And Techniques
The surface chosen for oil pastels can have a very dramatic effect the final painting. Paper is a common surface but this medium can be u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector: Encyclopedia Ii - Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector - The Kamland Detector
KamLAND consists of an 18 m diameter stainless steel spherical vessel with 1879 photomultiplier tubes mounted on the inner surface. Insid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limonene: Encyclopedia Ii - Limonene - Uses
As the main odor constituent of citrus (plant family Rutaceae), d-limonene is used in food manufacturing as a flavoring, and added to cle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Belize - Natural Resources
Although a number of economically important minerals exist in Belize, none has been found in quantities large enough to warrant their min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Echo Chamber: Encyclopedia Ii - Echo Chamber - Oil-can Delay Method
An alternative echo system was the so-called "oil-can delay" method. Tape delays and oil-can delays work on the same basic electrical pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bender Bending Rodriguez: Encyclopedia Ii - Bender Bending Rodriguez - Hardware
Bender's habit of hard drinking is a result of his design; like many robots on Futurama, he uses alcohol as fuel. Paradoxically, Bender o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Soybean Production
Soybeans are native to southeast Asia, but 45 percent of the world's soybean area, and 55 percent of production, is in the United States....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Nutrition And Health Effects
Soybean - Protein. Soybeans are considered a source of complete protein, i.e., protein that contains significant amounts of all the ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Potassium: Encyclopedia Ii - Potassium - Notable Characteristics
With a density less than that of water, potassium is the second lightest metal after lithium. It is a soft solid that can easily be cut w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Research
The first research on soybeans in the United States was conducted by George Washington Carver at Tuskeegee, Alabama but he decided it was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soybean: Encyclopedia Ii - Soybean - Overview
The word soy is derived from the Japanese word shoyu (soy sauce/soya sauce. "It is never correct to say "bean" when you mean to say, soyb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Comparison Of Theories
There are two theories about the origin of carbon fuels: the biogenic theory and the abiogenic theory. These theories have been intensely...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydrocarbon: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydrocarbon - Petroleum
Liquid geologically-extracted hydrocarbons are referred to as petroleum (literally "rock oil") or mineral oil, while gaseous geologic hyd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Evidence Supporting Abiogenic Theory
Abiogenic petroleum origin - Supergiant oil fields. Russian geologist Nikolai Kudryavtsev was also a prominent and forceful advocate of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Methane On Earth
Methane is typically found on Earth, when not in natural gas deposits, in methane hydrate deposits under high pressure under the deep aby...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Ambiguous Results
- Ongoing research has changed the status of some information. For example, the evidence of some biomarkers which were interpreted as sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Evidence Supporting Biogenic Theory
Abiogenic petroleum origin - Unusual deposits. While it is true that some oil fields do not conform to the standard model of a fixed am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Petroleum Origin Peak Oil And Politics
Many aspects of the abiogenic theory were developed in the former Soviet Union by Russian and Ukrainian scientists during the Cold War. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Petroleum Origin, Peak Oil, And Politics
Many aspects of the abiogenic theory were developed in the former Soviet Union by Russian and Ukrainian scientists during the Cold War. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin: Encyclopedia Ii - Abiogenic Petroleum Origin - Ambiguous Results
- Ongoing research has changed the status of some information. For example, the evidence of some biomarkers which were interpreted as sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharpening Stone: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharpening Stone - Oil Stones And Whetstones
Oil stones, also known as whetstones, are composed of a variety of materials, natural and man made. These types of stone are usually lubr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian Pacific Limited: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian Pacific Limited - Energy And Mining
In 1883, a CPR crew accidentally discovered natural gas near Medicine Hat, Alberta. In 1912, the CPR set up its Department of Natural Res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vegan Nutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Vegan Nutrition - Fatty Acids
Omega-3 fatty acids can be obtained from vegan sources such as hempseed or canola (rapeseed) oils, as well as in walnuts and dark green l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narconon: Encyclopedia Ii - Narconon - Narconon Methodology
The "New Life Program" consists of two principal stages: "detoxification" and "rehabilitation." The detoxification regimen is an adaptati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanadium: Encyclopedia Ii - Vanadium - Occurrence
Vanadium is never found unbound in nature but it does occur in about 65 different minerals among which are patronite (VS4), vanadinite [P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gansu: Encyclopedia Ii - Gansu - Economy
Agricultural production includes cotton, linseed oil, maize, melons (the Bailan melon is well known in China), millet, and wheat. Gansu i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Economy
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government interv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Husky Energy: Encyclopedia Ii - Husky Energy - Operations
Husky Energy's operations are divided into three categories: Upstream, Midstream, and Refined Products. The Upstream division focuses on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norway: Encyclopedia Ii - Norway - Economy
The Norwegian economy is a prosperous bastion of social capitalism, featuring a combination of free market activity and government interv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dowsing: Encyclopedia Ii - Dowsing - Claims Made
Most dowsers look for things hidden under the surface of the earth. Most claim to be able to detect moving water. Some believe they can f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beekeeping Leading Practices: Encyclopedia Ii - Beekeeping Leading Practices - Controversial Or Emerging Practices
Beekeeping leading practices - All beekeepers. Food Grade Mineral Oil as a miticide  Recent research by Dr. Pedro Rodriguez and o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Papua New Guinea: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Papua New Guinea - Trade And Investment
Australia, Singapore, and Japan are the principal exporters to Papua New Guinea. Petroleum and mining machinery and aircraft are perennia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malaysia: Encyclopedia Ii - Malaysia - Natural Resources
Malaysia is well-endowed with natural resources in areas such as agriculture, forestry as well as minerals. In terms of agriculture, Mala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caspian Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Caspian Sea - International Disputes
There are three major issues regulated by the Caspian Sea status: access to mineral resources (oil and natural gas), access for fishing a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xinjiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Xinjiang - Economy
Xinjiang is known for its fruits and produce including grapes and melons. Cotton, wheat, silk, walnuts, and sheep are also produced. Xinj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Colombia: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Colombia - Mining And Energy
Colombia is well-endowed with minerals and energy resources. It has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and is second to Brazil in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caspian Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Caspian Sea - International Disputes
There are three major issues regulated by the Caspian Sea status: access to mineral resources (oil and natural gas), access for fishing a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Candle: Encyclopedia Ii - Candle - Fuel And Candle Holders
Candles can be made of paraffin (a byproduct of petroleum refining), stearin (now produced almost exclusively from palm waxes), beeswax (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Arkansas: Encyclopedia Ii - South Arkansas - History
In the 1920s, nationwide attention focused on South Arkansas when the Smackover field was ranked first among the nation's oil fields. For...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huaorani: Encyclopedia Ii - Huaorani - Land Rights
In 1990, the Huaorani won the rights to an indigenous reserve covering some 6,125.60 square kilometres, thus enabling a semi-autonomous e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ink: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ink
Approximately 5000 years ago, the Chinese developed ink for blackening the raised surfaces of pictures and texts carved in stone. This ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ink: Encyclopedia Ii - Ink - History Of Ink
Approximately 5000 years ago, the Chinese developed ink for blackening the raised surfaces of pictures and texts carved in stone. This ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bristol Bay: Encyclopedia Ii - Bristol Bay - Industry
Bristol Bay is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery as well as strong runs of chum salmon, silver salmon and king salmon, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcrest Mining: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcrest Mining - Background
Newmont Mining Corporation was founded in 1921 in New York by Colonel William Thompson as a holding company to invest in worldwide minera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thermal Depolymerization: Encyclopedia Ii - Thermal Depolymerization - Feedstocks And Outputs With Thermal Depolymerization
Thermal depolymerization - Carthage plant products. The yield from one ton of turkey waste is 600 pounds petroleum, 100 pounds butane/m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lanzhou: Encyclopedia Ii - Lanzhou - Economy
The GDP per capita was 15051 yuan (RMB) (ca. US$1820) in 2003, ranked no. 134 among 659 Chinese cities. Lanzhou is a sister city of Albuq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spratly Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Spratly Islands - Political Dispute
The first indication that the Spratly Islands were more than merely a hazard to shipping was in 1968 when oil was discovered in the regio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arctic: Encyclopedia Ii - Arctic - Nature And Natural Resources
Nature in the Arctic is comparatively clean although there are certain ecologically difficult localized pollution problems that present a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tripura: Encyclopedia Ii - Tripura - Economy
Agriculture is the mainstay of Tripura's economy. Agricultural sector sector provides employment to nearly 51 percent of the total worker...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Water Well: Encyclopedia Ii - Water Well - Drawing Water
Well water is drawn via mechanical pump from a source below the surface of the earth. Wells can vary greatly in depth, water volume and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Territorial Dispute: Encyclopedia Ii - Territorial Dispute - Context And Definitions
These disputes are often related to the possession of natural resources such as rivers, fertile farmland, mineral or oil resources, altho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydrofluoric Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - Hydrofluoric Acid - Uses
Hydrofluoric acid's ability to dissolve oxides makes it important in the purification of both aluminium and uranium. It is also used to e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Ocean - Economy
The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dulse Scrub: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Dulse Scrub
Dulse Scrub: Exfoliating body treatment, which utilizes dulse seaweed powder, which has been hydrated with either water or an essentia...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mercury: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Mercury
MERCURY Alchemical mercury is the universal aspect of a substance, as distinguished from its individual character (sulphur). For insta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Medicine: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Ayurvedic Medicine
Ayurvedic Medicine: In this ancient medical system from India, patients are classified according to three metabolic body types: vata, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dietary Supplement: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Dietary Supplement
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT: a product intended to supply nutrients and other healthful substances that may be lacking in a diet. Term used to ...   » Read the article