barrels

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Distillate fuel stocks edged up by 190,000 barrels to 102.5 million barrels and were 9% below the five-year average.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Those numbers suggest that supplies won’t be able to meet demand, leading to a supply deficit of 1.8 million barrels per day.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Oil held in the SPR was down by 8.6 million barrels at 384.1 million barrels on emergency releases by the Energy Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

For the full year, that would mean the world would see a supply deficit of 657 million barrels.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

I was about to give her both barrels, but she walked away, heading down the hall toward our next class.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam