refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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This refinery is involved in supplying the Russian occupation army.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Oil storage silos beyond waterlogged land at the Shell Plc Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
De Haan expects a smaller, but still noticeable, impact of 10 to 30 cents a gallon is likely in the Midwest and the Rockies as well as in the Northeast, which imports gas, diesel, heating oil and jet fuel from refineries in New Brunswick and Quebec.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Social media posts by Russians showed fireballs erupting early Friday over a major refinery in Ryazan, a city about 110 miles southeast of Moscow.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Oil storage silos beyond waterlogged land at the Shell Plc Pernis refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
De Haan expects a smaller, but still noticeable, impact of 10 to 30 cents a gallon is likely in the Midwest and the Rockies as well as in the Northeast, which imports gas, diesel, heating oil and jet fuel from refineries in New Brunswick and Quebec.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Social media posts by Russians showed fireballs erupting early Friday over a major refinery in Ryazan, a city about 110 miles southeast of Moscow.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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