barrels

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Meanwhile, the latest EIA inventory data showed U.S. crude stockpiles continue to tighten, having fallen 7.2 million barrels last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Li said China also imposed export restrictions on transportation fuel earlier in the Iran war, which reduced exports by about 500,000 barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It was only in May that Chinese users began to meaningfully pull from the nation’s various crude inventories, starting at around 500,000 barrels a day, according to maritime risk and intelligence firm Vortexa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In normal times, 20% of the world’s oil—or around 20 million barrels per day—is transported out of the Persian Gulf through the strait.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The docks had been packed with sailors from all over the world, lugging crates and barrels and shouting out in languages he’d never heard before.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis