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    refinery

    US /rɪˈfaɪnəri/

    ・

    UK /rɪˈfaɪnəri/

    B1
    n.NounIndustrial plant for purifying a crude substance
    Barrels of crude oil were sent to the refinery

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    • It used to be an old sugar refinery. 那裡是以前的糖廠,

      It used to be an old sugar refinery. 那裡是以前的糖廠,

    • It used to be an old sugar refinery.

      It used to be an old sugar refinery.

    B1

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    • Satellite pictures show a huge fire burning at the Shahran oil refinery.

      Satellite pictures show a huge fire burning at the Shahran oil refinery.

    • Satellite pictures show a huge fire burning at the Sharan oil refinery.

      Satellite pictures show a huge fire burning at the Sharan oil refinery.

    B1

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    • The second is the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, California, which is not too far from Los Angeles.

      The second is the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, California, which is not too far from Los Angeles.

    • But the La Paloma Power Plant only emits about fifty tons a year of particulate matter, whereas the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance emits three hundred and fifty tons of particulate matter, seven times as much.

      But the La Paloma Power Plant only emits about fifty tons a year of particulate matter, whereas the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance emits three hundred and fifty tons of particulate matter, seven times as much.

    B1

    Massive blaze at Russian Black Sea oil depot after Ukrainian drone attack | BBC News

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    • Hearing drones in the sky and gunfire on the ground, residents in the city of Samara start filming when a fuel tank at an oil refinery is hit.

      Hearing drones in the sky and gunfire on the ground, residents in the city of Samara start filming when a fuel tank at an oil refinery is hit.

    • ... when a fuel tank at an oil refinery is hit.

      ... when a fuel tank at an oil refinery is hit.

    B1

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    • So when you're building a refinery, it must pay off.

      So when you're building a refinery, it must pay off.

    • So when you're building a refinery, it must pay off and also there should be some profit.

      So when you're building a refinery, it must pay off and also there should be some profit.

    A2

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    • come back on to the refinery?

      come back on to the refinery?

    A2

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    • Kuwait's state oil firm said a refinery had suffered multiple drone attacks, setting some units alight.

      Kuwait's state oil firm said a refinery had suffered multiple drone attacks, setting some units alight.

    • Kuwait's state oil firm said a refinery had suffered multiple drone attacks, setting some units alight.

      Kuwait's state oil firm said a refinery had suffered multiple drone attacks, setting some units alight.

    B2

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    • So if I'm an oil company and there is like light oil, should I build a refinery to refine light oil in the US, or should I basically export it to another country that has refineries to refine light oil at a very efficient price?

      So if I'm an oil company and there is like light oil, should I build a refinery to refine light oil in the US, or should I basically export it to another country that has refineries to refine light oil at a very efficient price?

    • But now, if I'm going to spend $20 billion building a refinery in the United States now, then I will have to pass that down cost to you because you are the client.

      But now, if I'm going to spend $20 billion building a refinery in the United States now, then I will have to pass that down cost to you because you are the client.

    A2

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    • and those were the Al Hassan gas field in the UAE and the Al Jabal petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia and the Samref refinery also in that country.

      and those were the Al Hassan gas field in the UAE and the Al Jabal petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia and the Samref refinery also in that country.

    • And those were the Al Hasan gas fields in the UAE and the Al Jabal petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia and the Samraf refinery also in that country.

      And those were the Al Hasan gas fields in the UAE and the Al Jabal petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia and the Samraf refinery also in that country.

    B1

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    • He requested Japan's support in diversifying Vietnam's crude oil sources, including potential access to Japan's reserves and facilitating supply options for the Nissan refinery, as well as advancing the Block B omon project.

      He requested Japan's support in diversifying Vietnam's crude oil sources, including potential access to Japan's reserves and facilitating supply options for the Nissan refinery, as well as advancing the Block B omon project.

    • He requested Japan's support in diversifying Vietnam's crude oil sources, including potential access to Japan's reserves and facilitating supply options for the Nisson refinery, as well as advancing the Block B OMON project.

      He requested Japan's support in diversifying Vietnam's crude oil sources, including potential access to Japan's reserves and facilitating supply options for the Nisson refinery, as well as advancing the Block B OMON project.

    B1