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This dimension names the company that actually operates a specific energy facility. Wikipedia notes that power stations are "generally connected to an electrical grid," a grid connection that is always managed by a named operating company. Browsing this way collects every facility operated by the same company.

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Era of Emergence
1856 1
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Chemical Processing 1
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1. Oil refinery - Wikipedia
  • Oil refinery, History section, Ploiesti sentence
    The first large refinery opened at Ploiesti, Romania, in 1856-1857.
  • Oil refinery, lead section, definition sentence
    An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha.
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