Synonyms for petroleum
pəˈtroʊ li əmpe·tro·le·um

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1. petroleumnoun

   Synonyms:
   oil, gasoline, gas, petroil, petrol

2. petroleumnoun

   A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under earth surface.

   Synonyms:
   petrol, gasoline, petroil, oil, gas

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1. petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil oil, oilnoun

   a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

   Synonyms:
   rock oil, crude oil, oil color, oil, vegetable oil, fossil oil, crude, oil colour

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1. • Fossil Fuel
   • Oil

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1. petroleumnoun

   Synonyms:
   rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar, barbadoes tar, seneca oil

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1. List of paraphrases for "petroleum":

   oil, hydrocarbons, tanker, hydrocarbon, petrol, oil-, petroleo

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1. Joe Manchin:

   The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a vital piece of our nation’s infrastructure that bolsters our energy and national security, while the reserve has been a policy Band-Aid for rising gas prices and the global unrest caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the reserve is, above-all, meant to help the United States and our allies through difficult times, not to help China power its economy.

2. Aida Diaz:

   Puerto Rico doesn't have petroleum. Puerto Rico doesn't have coal. All we have are our human resources and we have to take care of them.

3. Anna Kireeva:

   With China’s economy opening up in 2023, we can expect a further increase in Russian exports to China, including petroleum and other oil refined products.

4. Steve Nalley:

   This is a very complicated environment for the entire energy sector, our forecasts for petroleum and other energy prices, consumption, and production could change significantly as we learn more about how responses to the Omicron variant could affect oil demand and the broader economy.

5. Micheal Austin:

   Internal combustion autos are dead, petroleum is a finite fuel source.