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Bitumen

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000156

A naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentane, that may contain sulphur compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a commercial rate through a well.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000156
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000156",
  "term": "Bitumen",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A naturally occurring viscous mixture, mainly of hydrocarbons heavier than pentane, that may contain sulphur compounds and that, in its natural occurring viscous state, is not recoverable at a commercial rate through a well.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/bitumen/"
}

Record 156 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.