Heavy oil

Japanese: heavy oil(英語表記)heavyoil
Heavy oil

…It can also refer to heavy oil obtained by distilling coal tar, but generally refers to petroleum used as fuel for industrial boilers, heating furnaces, and other purposes (the English name is fuel oil). It is produced from the heavy residual oil obtained by atmospheric distillation of crude oil, hence the name. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "heavy oil" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コールタールの蒸留によって得られる重質油heavy oilをさすこともあるが,一般には工業用のボイラー,加熱炉その他の燃料として使用される石油をいう(英語名はfuel oil)。原油を常圧蒸留して得られる重質の残油を材源として生産されるのでこの名がある。…

※「heavy oil」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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