crude oil

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Front-month Brent crude oil was on track for its largest weekly gain since the first week of the conflict in early European trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Gulf crude oil production is down by 57%, or 15 million barrels a day, Goldman Sachs analysts estimated in a note late Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

California gets crude oil from the Middle East but also from Canada, Argentina and Guyana.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

"For natural rubber gloves, input costs have risen by approximately 30 percent, as natural rubber is a traded commodity which is impacted by the uptrend in crude oil prices," the company added.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 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