crude
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When the Iran war broke out it led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for oil tankers, causing crude oil prices to surge.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate were down around more than one percent.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Find insight on the U.S. gas market, crude futures, Uganda’s crude oil project and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Including two very large crude carrier cargoes currently loading in the Gulf of Oman, total observed flows are at least 100 million barrels, “aligning with Trump’s statement,” Smith said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Experimentation thus required a deeply problematic balancing act between Platonic idealism and a crude empiricism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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