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large, bulging cylindrical container of sturdy construction traditionally made from wooden staves and wooden or metal hoops. The term is also a unit of volume measure, specifically 31 gallons of a ...
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Electric Energy Online - Found 16 hours ago
Shale play of North Dakota, the Company has now completed 5 wells with average production rates of 673 barrels of oil equivalent per day...
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XTO Energy Highlights Well Results From Acquisition Properties; ...
Sky Petroleum Reports 7,875 Barrels During 2008 Third Quarter
Sky Petroleum Reports 7,875 Barrels During 2008 Third Quarter
Flextank's plastic puts the wood on oak barrels
Business Spectator - Found Nov. 3, 2008
The product may be a substitute for traditional oak barrels, as it is actually better at letting in oxygen than these.
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The Secret Life of Kentucky Bourbon Barrels
Dwell - Found Nov. 2, 2008
... made entirely out of reclaimed charred white oak bourbon barrels. 'Kupe' is the Middle Dutch origin of 'cooper'. The barrels, however, hark...
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Apache's WKAL-C-1X Discovery Tests 4,746 Barrels of Oil Per Day on ...
Hoole Oil Sands' Resources Estimated at 458MM Barrels
Rigzone - Found Oct. 27, 2008
Properties Related Pictures Athabasca Oil Sands (Click to Enlarge) contain approximately 458 million barrels of contingent bitumen resources...
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XTO Energy Highlights Well Results From Acquisition Properties; ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! - Found Nov. 5, 2008
Shale play of North Dakota, the Company has now completed 5 wells with average production rates of 673 barrels of oil equivalent per day...
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Opec to cut oil output by 1.5m barrels per day
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