oil

Example Sentences

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It pumped out nearly 20 million tonnes of planet-heating carbon dioxide in 2022, making it the world's highest-emitting oil refinery, according to non-profit Climate Trace.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Depending on the amount of oil transferred, the ship-to-ship transfer can take between one to several days.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The blockade has choked off Iran’s oil export revenue, left over a million Iranians jobless, and caused staple prices to rise sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

She was all decked out in that silly-looking Red Cross uniform and was carrying a tray with a large bottle of castor oil and an empty water glass sitting on it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls