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Petroleum industry in Nigeria

The petroleum industry in Nigeria, also called the oil industry in Nigeria, is Africa's largest crude-producing sector, anchored in the Niger Delta since the 1956 Oloibiri discovery.

Petroleum naphtha

Petroleum naphtha is a light hydrocarbon fraction distilled from crude oil, boiling between roughly 100 and 400 °F, used for gasoline blending, petrochemical feedstock, and as a solvent.

Petroleum product

A petroleum product, also called an oil by-product, is any fuel or material obtained from processing crude oil at refineries, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, and lubricants.

Petroleum refining processes

Petroleum refining processes are the industrial operations by which refineries convert crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and petrochemical feedstocks through three basic steps: separation, conversion, and treatment.

Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) is an Australian federal profits-based tax of 40 percent on taxable profit of offshore petroleum projects, introduced in 1987.

Petroleum Resources Management System

The Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS) is a global standard for classifying petroleum reserves and resources, sponsored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers and first issued in 2007.

Petroleum Sarawak Berhad

Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) is the state-owned oil and gas company of Sarawak, Malaysia, incorporated in 2017, wholly owned by the state government, and sole domestic gas aggregator.

Petromar Oil and Gas Field

Petromar is the shallow-water offshore oil and gas production asset of OMV Petrom in the Romanian Black Sea, producing since 1987 from the Istria block.

Petronas

Petronas (Petroliam Nasional Berhad) is Malaysia's national oil and gas company, wholly owned by the government and established in 1974 under the Petroleum Development Act.

Petronas Towers

The Petronas Towers, also known as the PETRONAS Twin Towers, are twin 88-storey office towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, completed in 1998 and still the tallest twin towers ever built.

Petronet LNG

Petronet LNG Limited is an Indian company, formed in 1998 by four state-owned oil and gas firms, that imports liquefied natural gas and operates terminals at Dahej and Kochi.

Petronor refinery

The Petronor refinery is an oil refinery in Muskiz, Biscay, in northern Spain, operated by a Repsol subsidiary and among the largest refineries in Spain.

Petroperú

Petroperú, formally Petróleos del Perú S.A., is Peru's state-owned petroleum company, created in 1969 by decree during nationalization, which refines and distributes fuels and operates the Norperuano Oil Pipeline.

Petrophysics

Petrophysics is the study of the physical properties of rocks and their fluids, used chiefly to evaluate how much oil or gas a reservoir can store and how easily it flows.

PetroReconcavo

PetroReconcavo S.A. is a Brazilian independent oil and gas company that revitalizes mature onshore fields in Bahia and Rio Grande do Norte, listed on B3 in 2021.

PetroTal Corp

PetroTal Corp is a Canadian-incorporated oil and gas company whose flagship asset is the Bretaña heavy oil field in the Marañon Basin of northern Peru, in production since 2018.

Petroterminal de Panama

Petroterminal de Panama, also called PTP, is a Panamanian oil logistics company that owns and operates the 130-kilometer Trans-Panama Pipeline linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

PetroVietnam Power Corporation

PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) is a Vietnamese power generation company, part of Petrovietnam, operating plants including Nhon Trach, Ca Mau, Vung Ang 1, and Hua Na.

Pets.com

Pets.com was an American online pet retailer, backed by Amazon.com and known for its sock puppet mascot, that went public in 2000 and shut down nine months later.

PettingZoo

PettingZoo is a Python library for multi-agent reinforcement learning, the multi-agent counterpart to Gymnasium, maintained by the Farama Foundation and first released in late 2020.

Peugeot

Peugeot is a French automobile brand founded as a steelworks in 1810, which built its first car in 1889 and has been part of Stellantis since 2021.

Peugeot 104

The Peugeot 104 is a small front-wheel-drive car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1972 to 1988, launched as the shortest four-door saloon in Europe and later expanded into hatchback versions, with 1,624,990 built.

Peugeot 106

The Peugeot 106 is a small French city car built by Peugeot from 1991 to 2003, with almost 2.8 million units produced and a sporty GTi version.

Peugeot 2008

The Peugeot 2008 is a subcompact crossover SUV built by French manufacturer Peugeot in two generations since 2013, with petrol, diesel, 48-volt hybrid, and fully electric e-2008 powertrains.

Peugeot 205

The Peugeot 205 is a supermini produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1983 to 1998; nearly 5.3 million were built, including the 205 GTI.

Peugeot 206

The Peugeot 206 is a small hatchback built by French manufacturer Peugeot from 1998 to 2012, the company's best-selling model with 7,326,029 units; its rally version won three World Rally Championship titles from 2000 to 2002.

Peugeot 207

The Peugeot 207 is a supermini the French carmaker Peugeot built from 2006 to 2012, in hatchback, SW estate, and CC coupé-convertible versions, succeeding the 206.

Peugeot 208

The Peugeot 208 is a supermini car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot since 2012, succeeding the 207. Its electric version, the e-208, arrived in 2019 with the second generation.

Peugeot 3008

The Peugeot 3008 is a compact crossover SUV produced by French automaker Peugeot since 2009, now in its third generation with mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric versions.

Peugeot 306

The Peugeot 306 is a small family car produced by Peugeot from 1993 to 2002, selling over 2.8 million units and succeeded by the Peugeot 307 in 2001.