barrel
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Prices jumped eight percent to above $100 a barrel Monday in early Asian trading -- just hours after the blockade was announced.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
In more severe scenarios, with the oil price averaging $110 a barrel and $125 next year, and energy prices and interest rates continuing to rise, a global recession would be a "close call".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
He said the airline was prepared to withstand oil prices climbing up to $175 per barrel and oil not returning below $100 until the end of 2027.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The SPR release is structured as a loan: For every barrel that a trader buys from the SPR, the trader must return about 1.2 barrels in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The mysterious massive object was shaped like a barrel topped with a platform and a jumble of structures.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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