gas

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That left U.S. chemical companies, which use cheap and abundant natural gas to make their plastic products, to boost production and raise prices at furious rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Although a major oil and gas producer, Iran sought to revive the project in the late 1980s to diversify its energy resources and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels for domestic consumption.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The fiscal boost that was supposed to carry growth this spring—and with it, support for hiring—is in a race against the gas pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

This week, Berlin's top economic research institutes more than halved their growth forecasts for 2026 to a predicted 0.6% of GDP because of global price hikes for gas.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That was a Wonder, because Pa wasn’t one to waste gas.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney