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oil

[oil] / ɔɪl /
VERB
lubricate
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Mexican crude has taken on a new urgency for Cuba since the U.S. ouster this month of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whose socialist government was long the major supplier of oil to Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times

Until recently, the Cuban economy spluttered by on cheap supplies of Venezuelan oil.

From Barron's

An attack on Iran could drive oil prices above $80 a barrel and jeopardize Middle Eastern economic diversification efforts.

From Barron's

It struck a deal early last year to buy a 90% stake in an oil terminal at Brazil’s Porto do Açu, though that transaction has yet to close.

From Barron's

It struck a deal early last year to buy a 90% stake in an oil terminal at Brazil’s Porto do Açu, though that transaction has yet to close.

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