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Oil refinery

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A refinery is a big place.

Refinery, Bayport Industrial Complex, Harris County, Texas.jpg
Refinery, Bayport Industrial Complex, Harris County, Texas.jpg
It changes oil into new things. It makes fuel for cars. It makes fuel for planes. This helps us move around.
Jamnagar Refinery.jpg
Jamnagar Refinery.jpg
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RefineryFlow.svg
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Refine.svg
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Crude Oil Distillation-en.svg
File:Рафинерија нафте Брод (Oil rafinery Brod, Republika Srpska).jpg
Рафинерија нафте Брод (Oil rafinery Brod,...
File:Рафинерија нафте Брод (Oil refinery Brod, Republika Srpska).jpg
Рафинерија нафте Брод (Oil refinery Brod,...
File:Refinery of Slovnaft, view from Nový most viewpoint in Bratislava, Bratislava II District.jpg
Refinery of Slovnaft, view from Nový most...
File:Refinery, Bayport Industrial Complex, Harris County, Texas.jpg
Refinery, Bayport Industrial Complex,...
File:Haifa Refinery by David Shankbone.jpg
Haifa Refinery by David Shankbone.jpg
File:Bidboland gas refinery.jpg
Bidboland gas refinery.jpg
File:ExxonMobil Baton Rouge.jpg
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge.jpg
File:Anacortes Refinery 31911.JPG
Anacortes Refinery 31911.JPG
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Anacortes Refinery 32017.JPG

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