kerosene

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The shift is stark: kerosene output has fallen from 7.5 million tonnes in 2014–15 to under one million tonnes in 2023–24, government data shows.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Airlines have curtailed or suspend flights to the island for lack of kerosene.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Disruption to supplies from the Gulf, in the wake of the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, has pushed the cost of aviation kerosene up by more than 80%.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

He cites the example of John D. Rockefeller, who happened to be the biggest producer of kerosene just when the automobile industry took off.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Leo pulled out a can of kerosene and a rubber tube and lashed them to the thirsty new engine that the orb was helping him assemble.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan