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- noun One who, or that which,
upgrades . - noun A
facility that upgradesbitumen intosynthetic crude oil .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Under the plan, heavy Venezuelan crude will first be processed at a so-called upgrader unit in Venezuela, to be built by Total, then shipped to China to be made into gasoline and diesel for the domestic market.
Total, China in Talks On Venezuela Refining Simon Hall 2009
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Pictures showed an enormous ball of fire searing the sky above the upgrader, which is the part of the plant that was engulfed in the blaze.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE 2011
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One, "synthetic crude," has passed through a sort of pre-refinery, called an upgrader, to transform it into a lighter substance that contains far fewer impurities.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE 2011
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Repairs are currently being carried out to the upgrader, which is expected to return to production in early April, Suncor said in a statement.
Edmonton Sun 2010
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Repairs are currently being carried out to the upgrader, which is expected to return to production in early April, Suncor said in a statement.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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Repairs are currently being carried out to the upgrader, which is expected to return to production in early April, Suncor said in a statement.
Edmonton Sun 2010
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Last year, Nucor began construction on a new iron upgrader, just a few hundred feet away from the old facility in St. James Parish, La.
Oil and Gas Boom Lifts U.S. Economy Russell Gold 2012
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As we previously reported, LG will also be introducing a set-top box, called the Smart TV upgrader, for its Smart TV platform, though it doesn't support Google TV.
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Once installed there is a script called t3ch upgrader that is available that you can run in the future to auto install the latest release.
XBMC 9.04 “Babylon” Updates For All Supported Platforms | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The consortium will need to invest $9 billion to $10 billion over the next four to five years to develop the reserves, including building an upgrader that can refine the tar-like crude into a more marketable, lighter oil.
Oil India Plans to Raise Debt Sunil Raghu 2010
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