superpétrolier

OBS: superpétrolier : Cette appellation a désigné avec le temps des pétroliers de tonnages variés : 100 000, 200 000, 300 000 et jusqu'à 500 000 tonnes et plus.

CONT: Since 1968, the oil companies have put into service twelve ships of 200,000 tons or more - called ""oilbergs"" - and they have 170 more in order in yards from Bilbao to Yokohama. British, Swedish and West German builders have taken losses on the oilbergs. [Time, 1969, 05-30, p. 63]
OBS: The larger size of tanker is the crude oil carrier and these are known as VLCC - very large crude carriers and ULCC - ultra large crude carriers.

CONT: En la costa oeste de Alaska encalla el superpetrolero Exxon Valdez provocando un enorme derrame de crudo que producirá una de las mayores catástrofes ecológicas de la década.