crude oil

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The Reuters news agency reported that the company had resumed crude oil loading at the site on Friday after an almost four-month pause due to the war in the Middle East.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 0.6% lower at $71.52 per barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The American Petroleum Institute, which represents the oil and gas industry in the US, said fuel prices "don't move in lockstep with crude oil".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

It now projects an average Brent crude oil price of US$64.00 per barrel in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The U.S. customs office was kept busy inspecting oil tankers from the Middle East which supplied crude oil to the refinery at Hess Oil.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos