barrel
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The international oil benchmark Brent crude contract rose more than three percent to $109.26 a barrel.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Eventually, if oil prices around $100 a barrel are sustained, consumers and the economy will likely face damage, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Brent futures rise 1.4% to $107.22 a barrel, while WTI trades 1.8% up to $98.63 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It estimates it is adding an average of nine Canadian cents to the production of a barrel of Canadian oil, and that would increase to 50 Canadian cents at C$130 a tonne.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
There in the depths of the crystal ball was...the rain barrel at the corner of our house.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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