refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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Ukraine is now hitting an increasingly broad range of targets including not just refineries but oil and gas export infrastructure, pipelines, tankers, and now offshore drilling infrastructure.
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Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
The area overflown by the U.S. jets on Tuesday is particularly important for fishing and the waters are also crossed by oil tankers that load and unload crude oil at the refineries in Zulia and Falcón.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery getting back online after an October fire, lower demand seasonally, and refinery maintenance season concluding are among the reasons that gas prices are lowering.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Ergon revamped and expanded the El Dorado refinery and restored the Lion name to the facility.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
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Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
The area overflown by the U.S. jets on Tuesday is particularly important for fishing and the waters are also crossed by oil tankers that load and unload crude oil at the refineries in Zulia and Falcón.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery getting back online after an October fire, lower demand seasonally, and refinery maintenance season concluding are among the reasons that gas prices are lowering.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Ergon revamped and expanded the El Dorado refinery and restored the Lion name to the facility.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Refinery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refinery. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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