barrels

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Brazil’s output in the first four months of the year, for example, rose by 800,000 barrels a day relative to a year before.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Kaneva thinks demand may have fallen by 5.6 million barrels per day, or about 5% of normal, in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

That’s about 200,000 barrels a day above a forecast by analysts at J.P.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A massive engine explodes around the bend and barrels past, so huge and so close I’m hit by a wall of wind.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen