crude oil
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Energy Information Administration said that U.S. commercial crude oil inventories, excluding barrels in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, rose by 3 million barrels in the week ending July 3.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026
Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 0.4% higher at $68.80 per barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
“Aramco’s price cuts reinforce market concerns about oversupply and the potential for a price war, as Middle Eastern supply is recovering faster than demand,” said Muyu Xu, senior crude oil analyst at Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Producer price in Canada continued to rise last month as Iran war and disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz buoyed crude oil costs and hit supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 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
