sausage boom n.— «The absorbent pads and a double sausage boom skim what fuel oil contamination finds its way to the surface.» —“Cleanup OK may be near” by Bradford L. Miner Worcester Telegram &...
sausage boom n. a barrier made of floating, linked cylinders used to contain oil spills in water. Editorial Note: NOAA has a good photo of a sausage boom. Etymological Note: From the similarity to sausage links. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
petroliana n.— «That’s spawned a legion of hobbyists who hoard auto-related collectibles. People go crazy over what’s called “petroliana,” service station artifacts like signs, gas pumps and globes, oil cans, car wax tins and...
farm in v. phr.— «“Finder and the Government are both anxious at getting investors to farm into the project,” said the ministry official. “Farming in,” as it is called, refers to when a company drills wells or performs...
oilsand n.— «Many oil and gas companies are undervalued when taking into account their resource base, in particular oilsands players, Holden said. These companies have access to billions of barrels of bitumen nestled in the democratic...
gas OPEC n.— «Abdullah Al Badri, who took on Opec’s top job in January, also told Reuters he expects the world economy to remain healthy for the next five to six years and downplayed the idea of a so-called gas Opec...