crude

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The network employs fake invoices, mislabeled crude and a shadow fleet of tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

U.S. crude futures settled Monday 0.8% higher to end at $112.41 a barrel, the highest closing price since June 2022 and up 68% since the war began at the end of February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Uraloglu said the "Ocean Thunder" was carrying crude oil from Iraq to Malaysia.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Oil prices have surged amid the Iran conflict, with West Texas Intermediate crude trading at more than $112 a barrel on Monday afternoon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It makes you think you’ve always felt like this, and there’s no place to go but down, where it slowly, ravenously digests your will, distilling it into the ebony crude of nightmares.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman