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tight

1. mod. stingy. She’s really tight with her cash.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Frank was tight and didn’t want to drive.
3. mod. stressful; with little margin for error. When the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone won’t stop ringing.
4. mod. cool; super. His new car is tight!
5. mod. close to someone; friendly with someone. Those two are really tight. True buds.
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In order to explore tight gas in the lower Indus Basin, the company drilled a well in the Naushehro Feroze exploration lease.
Rawalpindi: PPL discovers hydrocarbons from Adhi South X-1 well
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The Jadwa researchers also said: "We view the growth of tight oil and shale gas mainly occurring in the US, not only because of technical reasons (attractive and well understood 'tight' geological formations), but also because of uniquely favorable above ground factors such as efficient and low cost industrial services, infrastructure, legal and financial systems, and an accepting society.
US shale gas 'may hurt profits of Saudi petchem complexes'
The higher price for tight gas is in accordance with the government's tight gas exploration policy approved in February 2011 and later on renamed as the Petroleum Policy 2012.
Tight Gas:A potential source tocontrol energy crisis
For several years, we have been involved in tight gas development particularly in Khulud, which has some of the deepest tight gas reservoirs in the world, said Raoul Restucci, PDO s Managing Director.
Oman : Khulud tight gas production tests eyed later this year
The higher price for tight gas is in keeping with the government's tight gas exploration policy that was approved in February 2011 and renamed as the petroleum policy in 2012.
Pakistan delays first tight gas supply to Jul-Aug from May as pipeline under construction
Tight oil is non-conventional oil resources extracted by horizontal drilling and fracking technologies.
Will Tight Oil Change The world?
The report contains 63 tables, charts and graphs that add visual analysis in order to explain developing trends within the tight oil market.
"Tight Oil Market to be Worth $13.2bn in 2012" Says Visiongain Report
Global reserves of tight oil could be as high as 300 billion barrels, the oil producer group said in a report, well above current estimates of Saudi Arabia's conventional reserves of around 265 billion barrels.
Opec sees bright but distant future for tight oil
PopSome's unique brightly coloured lid and the patented Oxiloc system were specifically designed to ensure that the bowl has an air and water tight seal," said a spokesman for the product.
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2 : fixed or held very firmly in place <a tight jar cover>
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The barrel is now tight for firing and it will stay tight.
Barrel doesn't need extra help
Almost immediately after hundreds of illegal workers were rounded up, creating an actual tight market, Swift & Company officials increased wages by $1.
The true cost of "cheap" labor: the costs associated with uncontrolled immigration and flooding the U.S. job market with foreign, low-wage laborers far outweigh any savings to be gained
Hubkey, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior tight end/defensive lineman, leads the team with eight touchdowns and is the Antelope Valley's overall leader, averaging 28.
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