oil

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 0.7% higher at $90.08 per barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 0.8% higher at $101.34 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Bangladesh's power sector is dominated by fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, with coal, oil and renewables making up the rest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The developments come as top oil officials warn that global stockpiles are running low, meaning governments' ability to withstand the impact of the crisis is waning.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

"The North Sea oil and gas industry started on the UK side. We learned from the UK and it's actually the same geology on both sides of the border - several fields actually cross it."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

And to me the sharp tang of oregano oil and eucalyptus smells nice.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Those roots contain fragrant compounds that can be extracted to make essential oils.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Scientists have previously investigated oils produced from Hinoki leaves and branches, but oils derived specifically from the roots have received far less attention.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The monthly rise in the industrial product price index for August was driven by energy and petroleum products, including a jump in diesel fuel and in light fuel oils.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It was his idea to revamp his diet, cutting all sweets, processed foods and seed oils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

If you will pardon my saying so, I believe you are too passionate to paint just in watercolors and never in oils indefinitely.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Their gripes abound: Lanes aren’t properly oiled; machines break down regularly; leagues are assigned lanes right next to rowdy parties; food is exorbitantly priced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

Even though you may wet it during some part of the precooking process — like dipping it in egg before dredging it in flour — it should be dry or only lightly oiled before cooking.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

“Once it gets challenged or exposed, the gaslighting and redirection of the blame toward anyone willing to tell the truth starts through an international well oiled publicity machine,” Freedman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024

There was the ice on the oiled paper window, ice on the inside of the cabin walls on cold mornings, ice on the frozen paths and ice in the water bucket.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

I learned that oiling the blade prevents humidity from tarnishing the steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

She did menial tasks like washing and oiling their hair and kept them close to her, emotionally and physically.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

LeBron James oiling the offense like a 48-oz. can of WD-40.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Once cooled, take it out, preheat the oven again to 450 and repeat the oiling and baking process three to four more times.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023

He looked as if he could use an oiling himself—he moved quite creakily, and with a pronounced stoop, so that he truly seemed as old as he appeared in his disguise.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart