black gold
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Once Poland's black gold, the sector is now surviving only on life support as the country slowly transitions to cleaner energy sources.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
As one of Africa's top oil producers, Nigeria has relied on the black gold for government revenue as well as a source of vital foreign currency.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
A century after oil barons scoured Texas for prime plots from which to extract black gold, another boom is underway: the plugging of thousands of abandoned oil wells.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
And Bill was sure that all three deaths were connected—somehow—to the Osage’s subterranean reservoir of black gold.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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