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oil

verb as in lubricate

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With the technology not yet fully mature, hydrogen often remains far too expensive compared to the gas and oil it aims to replace, mainly due to the cost of electricity required for its production.

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In the oil painting, a young woman in a red dress sits on the edge of a motel bed, gripping the footboard tensely.

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Mainland China stocks closed higher, supported by oil and banking stocks.

The company aims to develop around 3 billion barrels of oil equivalent of discovered reserves, and unlock around 10 billion BOE in exploration potential, Eni said.

The British energy major said Monday that it would sell stakes in the assets, which are operated by its U.S. onshore oil and gas business BPX in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins.

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