Noun. 1. curette-a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity. curet. surgical instrument-a medical instrument used in surgery.Translations.urette. n. 1. (Surgery) a surgical instrument for removing dead tissue, growths, etc, from the walls of certain body cavities. vb, -rettes, -rets, -retting or-retted. 2. (Surgery) (tr) to scrape or clean with such an instrument.
Schlumberger, the worldâs biggest oilfield services company, earned a record full-year revenue of $48.6bn in 2014, a 7% increase from its 2013 revenue of $45.3bn.
Excerpt from Petroleum Refining Industry Profile. Companies in this industry refine crude oil to produce fuel and other products. Major companies include Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Valero (headquartered in the US); BP (UK); and Royal Dutch Shell (the Netherlands).Worldwide, the petroleum refining industry processes about 95 million barrels of crude oil each day, including about 18 million barrels per day refined in the US.The countries with the largest refining capacity are the US, China, Russia, India, Japan, and South Korea.ajor companies include Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Valero (headquartered in the US); BP (UK); and Royal Dutch Shell (the Netherlands). Worldwide, the petroleum refining industry processes about 95 million barrels of crude oil each day, including about 18 million barrels per day refined in the US.