barrels

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And it is able to export a modest amount—some 200,000 barrels a day, Eurasia’s Brew estimates—overland via rail and trucks, and the Caspian Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Commercial crude oil stocks fell by 7.9 million barrels last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Hopes for an agreement led the market to overlook a bullish EIA inventory report showing U.S. commercial crude stocks down by 7.9 million barrels last week, although distillate stocks rose for a second straight week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, U.S. crude stockpiles have declined for the fourth consecutive week, with inventories down 7.9 million barrels in the week ended May 15, per data collected by the U.S.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The group of native men who have come with Captain Smith stand quietly watching as the gentlemen roll barrels of provisions up the riverbank.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone