Betelgeuse is classified as a supergiant star, and its diameter is approximately 1,000 times that of the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Science] Reference
Never again will I use the word "supergiant" lightly. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Songs] Reference
The Lula field will be Brazil's first "supergiant" oil field, with a recoverable volume above five billion BOE, Mr. Barbassa said. From Wordnik.com. [New Petrobras Fields Make Their Mark] Reference
ExxonMobil-led consortium nets 'supergiant' Iraq oil field. From Wordnik.com. [Lockergnome] Reference
Petrobras said the Lula field was Brazil's biggest, a "supergiant" field with an estimated. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The privately held oil company wins rights to develop one of the world's largest untapped 'supergiant' fields. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
West Qurna 2: Lukoil-led today won the contract for one of Iraq's "supergiant" oilfields, as part of a two-day auction intended to boost dramatically the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
At 115 billion barrels, Iraq has the world's today won the contract for one of Iraq's "supergiant" oilfields, as part of a two-day auction intended to boost dramatically the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Rush for Iraq's oil in defiance of bombers] Reference
In industry lingo, Rumaila is a "supergiant" - a. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
"supergiant" West Qurna field, said to have reserves of 13bn barrels. From Wordnik.com. [BBC - Ouch] Reference
Was that as hot as a supergiant blue star or what!. From Wordnik.com. [The Fearful Summons]
Schedar was a K supergiant out toward the edge of the Local Bubble. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
The last supergiant oilfield, Cantrell in Mexico, was found in 1976. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets Inside] Reference
The world of Helliconia is moving away from the supergiant star Freyr. From Wordnik.com. [Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss] Reference
Exxon is the operator of Iraq's supergiant West Qurna phase 1 oil field. From Wordnik.com. [Refining Business Lifts Exxon's Profit] Reference
Laser-induced shocks in diamond anvil can achieve pressures inside supergiant planets. From Wordnik.com. [May 2nd, 2007] Reference
And their red-hot Dyson spheres would look deceptively like red giant or supergiant stars. From Wordnik.com. [A Hole In Space]
Cephei A is a supergiant that is currently the second largest star in the Milky Way Galaxy. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
If large then it probably fried any life that might have existed there when it expanded into a supergiant. From Wordnik.com. [nessus Diary Entry] Reference
He won a contract to boost output from a supergiant oil field in Iraq, where BP had worked decades before. From Wordnik.com. [Oil spill crisis a setback for BP and its chief executive] Reference
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant located in the constellation of Orion, and is quite different from our Sun. From Wordnik.com. [Unprecedented Images Show Betelgeuse Has Sunspots | Universe Today] Reference
All average main sequence stars 0.8 to 12-15 solar masses will end their lives as red giants or supergiant stars. From Wordnik.com. [Second-Generation Star Supports Cannibal Theory of Milky Way | Universe Today] Reference
The astronomers say this new discovery provides new insights into supergiant stars, opening up a new field of research. From Wordnik.com. [Unprecedented Images Show Betelgeuse Has Sunspots | Universe Today] Reference
It took fifteen jumps, and over two months, to reach the intended target, Zeta Orionis, a rare Type O, blue supergiant. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
You recall, you and I discussed the possibility of identifying supergiant stars through the clouds and using them for beacons. From Wordnik.com. [Explorations]
Helliconia orbits Batalix, an orange dwarf, which in turn orbits Freyr, a blue supergiant one thousand light-years from Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Aldiss' HELLICONIA returning to print] Reference
According to spectral analysis, this 722 light-year distant blue supergiant star is moving away from us at 21 kilometers per second. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: February 5-7, 2010 | Universe Today] Reference
For example, the Brazilians just discovered a supergiant field of about 6 billion barrels that will turn them into a major oil exporter. From Wordnik.com. [SM Stirling takes on peak oil] Reference
This year and last Chinese companies signed three big development deals, including the one for the supergiant Rumaila oil field in partnership with. From Wordnik.com. [Consortium Seals Iraq Oil Deal] Reference
And finally, top bloated-supergiant-in-distress rescuers Red Knights are hoping a double dip recession will force the Glazers to sell Manchester United to them. From Wordnik.com. [Football transfer rumours: Tottenham still after Ashley Young?] Reference
Even so, the launch of Kashagan, a supergiant field in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea that will substantially boost production volumes, comes onstream in 2012. From Wordnik.com. [Kazakhstan Seeks to Expand Oil Outlets] Reference
Betelgeuse, which is a red supergiant and the ninth brightest star in the sky. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Antares, which is also a red supergiant and is the 16th brightest star in the sky. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
On one side hot hydrogen gas is illuminated by a supergiant blue star called V391 Velorum. From Wordnik.com. [Space Business and Industry News at SpaceMart.com] Reference
Within the neighborhood of this fitful supergiant, new stars nonetheless continue to grow. From Wordnik.com. [Space Business and Industry News at SpaceMart.com] Reference
One of the most colourful vistas in the night sky is the region around the red supergiant star called Antares. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
As our #3 source of imports, the crashing of its supergiant Cantarell field had put the future of our oil supply into serious jeopardy. From Wordnik.com. [Peak Oil News]
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