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Petroleum, crude petroleum comprises:
- petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous materials, other than crude; preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70 per cent or more of these oils, such oils being the basic constituents of the preparations (Central Product Classification (CPC) Group 333).;
- petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (CPC Class 1201).
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Crude oil is a mineral oil consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons of natural origin, being yellow up to black in colour, of variable density and viscosity. It also includes lease condensate (separator liquids) which are recovered from gaseous hydrocarbons in lease separation facilities (Energy Statistics of OECD Countries: 1999-2000, 2002 Edition, International Energy Agency, Paris).
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Central Product Classification (CPC). Version 1.0. United Nations, New York, 1998, Series M, No. 77, Ver. 1.0.
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Indicator: Classification |
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Theme: Energy statistics |
| Created
on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
| Last
updated on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 |
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