English-Italian translations for petroleum

• petrolio
  Per esempio la Shell e la British Petroleum avevano rifiutato di far trasportare il loro petrolio all' Erika. We should be aware, for example, that Shell and British Petroleum refused to use the Erika to transport their oil.
  Si dice che il suolo del paese racchiuda petrolio. It is said that the Chadian soil reeks of petroleum.
  Livello minimo degli stock di petrolio greggio e/o di prodotti petroliferi ( Minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (

Definition of petroleum

• a flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface

Related words

• petrol
• gasoline
• gas