barrels

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Crude imports rose by 116,000 barrels a day to 6 million barrels a day, and exports were up by 112,000 barrels a day at 5.6 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Distillate inventories were forecast to have fallen by 1.2 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Kuwait has stopped exporting nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil daily due to the Strait of Hormuz closure and damage from Iranian drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

U.S. crude oil production was steady at 13.7 million barrels a day, and exports rose to 5.6 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

We spent the morning in assigned chores: gathering water from the rain barrels to boil, coaxing the small vegetables in the garden to stay alive, washing clothes, checking the trap lines.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline