Tosco may refer to: *Tosco,

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of Toscano, meaning "from

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

". * Tosco (grape), another name for the Italian wine grape Uva Tosca * Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park, a state-held natural preserve in northern-central Italy. *

Agustín Tosco Agustín ''Gringo'' Tosco (May 22, 1930 – November 5, 1975) was an Argentine union leader, member of the CGT de los Argentinos and an important participant in the historic local uprising known as the ''Cordobazo''. Thought and maturity Tos ...

, an Argentine union leader, *

Tosco Corporation Tosco (The Oil Shale COrporation) was an independent US based petroleum refining and marketing corporation based in Stamford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1955 in Santa Monica, California by A&P heir Huntington Hartford, and originally focuse ...

(The Oil Shale COrporation), a U.S. oil corporation, now part of

ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational corporation engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production. It is based in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas. The company has operations in 15 countries and has production in ...

. * Toscotec, an Italian company *

TOSCO II process The TOSCO II process is an above ground retorting technology for shale oil extraction, which uses fine particles of oil shale that are heated in a rotating kiln. The particularity of this process is that it use hot ceramic balls for the heat tran ...

, a shale oil extraction technology * MV ''Tosco'', an Italian coastal tanker

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