Synonyms for refinery
rɪˈfaɪ nə rire·fin·e·ry

Princeton's WordNet

1. refinerynoun

   an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

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1. List of paraphrases for "refinery":

   refining, refineries, refiner, strainer, refinement, refiners, smelter

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1. Virendra Chauhan:

   This is the teapot effect, higher teapot demand and stronger refining margins which encouraged higher refinery throughputs have contributed to increased imports.

2. John Kilduff:

   Crude oil imports rebounded markedly and refinery utilization fell again, allowing for the substantial crude oil inventory rise.

3. Nasser Shayef:

   The refinery suffered today a new rocket which targeted an empty storage tank at the refinery port, in the refinery's tanks there's a large amount of petrol and diesel which the shelling did not reach ... we fear a catastrophe if there's new shelling.

4. John Saucer:

   Refinery turnarounds will cut U.S. runs and we have about four weeks until we switch to September trading, going forward, the window of opportunity may not be so robust, so producers now have to pick their positions.

5. Victor Shum:

   I expect that with refinery maintenance peaking (in the U.S., Europe and Asia) in mid-April, that will push oil prices down.