crude oil

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Smith has said a new pipeline to the Pacific Coast would help increase sales of crude oil to Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

U.S. crude oil inventories fell for a third consecutive week by 4.3 million barrels to 452.9 million in the week ended May 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In early February, front-month WTI crude oil futures were trading around $65 a barrel.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Because the price of crude oil is the largest element, most of the price at the pump is derived from the global oil market.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

A gasket blows five thousand feet underwater beneath an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, sending millions of barrels of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama