barrels
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Meanwhile, the latest trade data from China shows crude oil imports fell further in April as refiners increasingly draw down inventories rather than sourcing additional barrels from abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
There is a backlog of tankers loaded with around 100 million barrels of oil that needs to clear the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
OPEC+ could begin unwinding the 2 million barrels per day of official cuts agreed to in October 2022 once voluntary reductions are fully reversed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies on Sunday agreed to increase production next month by 188,000 barrels a day, in the fourth-straight production increase.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 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
