fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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In both the 1994 and 2005 denuclearization agreements, the United States and its allies paid for nuclear inspections, and paid Pyongyang in goods, such as heavy fuel oil and energy substitutes, in exchange for a freeze in North Korea’s missile testing.
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2017
Ocean vessels are heavy polluters, most of them running on what’s called heavy fuel oil — thick, tar-like residue left over after refining other petroleum products.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The company’s operations in the KRI have enabled the region to avoid 52 million tons of CO2 emissions since 2008 by replacing diesel and fuel oil with natural gas for power generation.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This huge growth is attributed to less pollution (sulfur oxides) and less global warming for LNG compared with marine fuels such as Heavy fuel oil (HFO), Marine diesel oil (MDO), and Marine gas oil (MGO).
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2017
Ocean vessels are heavy polluters, most of them running on what’s called heavy fuel oil — thick, tar-like residue left over after refining other petroleum products.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The company’s operations in the KRI have enabled the region to avoid 52 million tons of CO2 emissions since 2008 by replacing diesel and fuel oil with natural gas for power generation.
—Judith Magyar, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
This huge growth is attributed to less pollution (sulfur oxides) and less global warming for LNG compared with marine fuels such as Heavy fuel oil (HFO), Marine diesel oil (MDO), and Marine gas oil (MGO).
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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