crude oil

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Asian refineries are built to process denser and more sulfurous crude oil from the Middle East, not the lighter U.S. equivalent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“It would be appropriate to hold off on interest-rate hikes until the situation in the Strait of Hormuz moves toward normalization or the outlook for crude oil procurement becomes clear,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Europe has been affected more directly because it relies on the Middle East for the vast majority of its crude oil and many refined products, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Gulf crude oil production is down by 57%, or 15 million barrels a day, Goldman Sachs analysts estimated in a note late Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

A gasket blows five thousand feet underwater beneath an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, sending millions of barrels of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama