barrels

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U.S. weekly exports of jet fuel hit a record 455,000 barrels in recent weeks, and there has been a commensurate increase in U.S. jet-fuel production.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

That production has topped 2 million barrels per day, and the latest U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Oil stored in the SPR fell by 8 million barrels to 357.1 million barrels on continued emergency releases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Gasoline inventories snapped a string of 15 straight weekly declines, rising by 3.4 million barrels to 215 million barrels and were 5% below the five-year average for the time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Instead of barrels, Cavalieri cut up geometric objects.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife