oil

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A flood of oil tankers and other vessels were supposed to cross during the cease-fire, but ships have moved at a crawl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“If the cease-fire holds,” Lamarre said he thinks it still could take months and even years to rebuild the damaged oil industry throughout the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

A few pounds of tomatoes, a carton of eggs or a bottle of cooking oil can consume a week’s wages.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Among the Gulf oil monarchies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the countries whose oil infrastructure was most frequently attacked, followed by Kuwait.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

But while other power plants burn oil, gas, or coal to generate the heat that starts the process, nuclear power plants use uranium.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland