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recoverable

ri kuh vuh ruh buhl

  • a  capable of being recovered or regained
    recoverable truth of a past event

  • Unlike oil, gold is not consumed, and even when it is used in products like jewelry, it is recoverable and thus maintains its value as the gold that went into it.
  • Because the demand for oil is so high, it will always exceed production levels; thus oil depletion will continue steadily until all recoverable oil is extracted.
  • The recoverable assets are being spent as they are recovered and the President promises there will be no new taxes.
News & Articles

  • The International Axis of Shale Oil
    Vast sources of technically recoverable oil are shifting the world's energy markets, and the new paradigm could be very profitable for those who invest before developments really take off.        
    June 15, 2013 - The Motley Fool
  • Norway gives 29 companies Arctic oil, gas licenses
    Norway gives 29 companies Arctic oil, gas licenses Statoil, which won licenses to participate in seven explorations with permits to operate three of them, said in April it had made a "significant" new find of oil in the North Sea, estimated at between 40 million and 150 million recoverable barrels.
    June 15, 2013 - seattlepi.com
  • EIA: Amount of Technically Recoverable Global Shale Resources Grows
    The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has increased its estimate of technically recoverable global shale gas resources by 10 percent from its 2011 estimate of 6,622 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to 7,299 Tcf.
    June 10, 2013 - Rigzone
Quotes

  • Barney Frank in TVNZ
    We need to find out whether these bonuses are legally recoverable,Frank told "Fox News Sunday" programme, adding that the timing of the company's commitment to make the awards to its employees was important.
  • Betty McCollum in WCCO
    If federal agencies are selling used magnetic storage tapes on the open market with this level of recoverable sensitive data available to anyone with minimum technical skills or equipment,McCollum wrote, "we should all be alarmed and...
  • Sir Alex Ferguson in Scotsman
    We are dropping points and that's frustrating because the performance levels were very good,Ferguson added. "The important thing is just to be patient now. The players will come right. It's frustrating, but it's recoverable of course."

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