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Oil can
An oil can (oilcan or oiler) is a can that holds oil (usually motor oil) for lubricating machines. An oil can can also be used to fill oil-based lanterns. An occupation, referred to as an oiler, can use an oil can (among other tools) to lubricate machinery. Oil cans were made by companies like Noera Manufacturing Company and Perfection in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Around this time, oil cans frequently leaked and contributed to fires. In 1957, aluminium oil cans were introduced, produced by companies like the American Can Company.Rocanville, Saskatchewan, Canada is home to a large-scale oil can industry because of the Symons Oiler factory which produced oil cans during World War II.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oil can in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oil can in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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Bottoms take a while to be put in place, but I think these are all the classic signs of a bottoming in the market, when everyone jumps on that same side of the ship that oil can only go down.
We don't think the price of oil can stay down very long. But energy shares are going to go through a wild up-and-down phase, we may have to test low levels before going up again.
There's a realization, an awakening, among my generation that the age of oil can't last forever and that we need to pick up the pace to give back to our societies, especially through innovation and technology, to shred this stereotype about us being idle.
The Refugio Oil Spill has been a dramatic wake-up call, reminding us how destructive and dirty oil can be.
I don't believe oil can be at this level for a prolonged period of time, the big issue is that supply is still outstripping demand.
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