But, getting that 65% requires some very expensive and complex refining equipment--exactly what Venezuela has installed at its refineries in Corpus Christi, Tex, Houston. and Lake Charles, La.
Many specialise in making complex and valuable equipment for factories, such as cigarette-rolling machines or printing presses.
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These are among the most complex pieces of equipment every manufactured.
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These large and complex pieces of equipment are all produced overseas and it takes at least a year to take delivery of even one, let alone many.
The method is being employed at a small test facility, where waste water is piped through a complex maze of equipment, including a membrane that removes the nasty stuff.
This is particularly true among the small cadre of physicists who have actually had first-hand experience with the extremely esoteric business of designing, testing and maintaining the nuclear weapons in our stockpile today -- arguably, the most complex pieces of equipment ever produced by man.
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The challenge now is to create software that can manage complex combinations of storage equipment from many different vendors.
Petrobras has been studying an alternative to transport the equipment by ferry to the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro State (Comperj).
It also won a contract to provide power equipment for the Emirates Aluminum smelter complex in Abu Dhabi, and another maintenance contract for a LNG project in Russia.
We send in small-scale desalination equipment, which is also costly, technically complex, and limited in capacity.
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Replacing traditional voice service with voice over LTE will take time, as complex kinks are worked out, network equipment is installed and, eventually, phones are made with the necessary hardware.
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While Southeast Asian factories may turn out gadgets more cheaply than southeast Tokyo can, only Ota's artisans have the skills to refine precision equipment and create the molds used in Asia's complex assembly lines.
Medicare fraud has adapted into complex schemes over the years, moving from medical equipment and HIV infusion fraud to ambulance scams, as crooks try to stay one step ahead of authorities.
Because of this close relationship, the two parties may settle up weeks later, frequently with traditional wire transfers or complex invoicing and trade schemes in electronics, farm equipment, commodities and gems (see box, p. 100).
Tools, fittings and spare equipment were kept at the St Katherine's Court flat for the complex's refurbishment and other work in the area.
Restoring the electric grid after a severe power outage is a massively complex exercise that demands logistical expertise, highly-skilled technical workers and specialized equipment.
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