oil

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The International Energy Agency estimates the world has lost about 13 million barrels a day of oil supply during the fighting, meaning more than one billion barrels in total.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Plus: A DIY solar hack catches on, price caps at gas stations and the mysterious case of China’s falling oil imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Centcom said the vessel, which was laden with cargo, had "violated the blockade against Iran by attempting to transport Iranian oil".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Reserve buffers for oil have been “more resilient, tanker traffic has found ‘goat paths’ along the Omani coastline, and post-COVID demand behavior has changed more than the market initially understood,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

I read in the newspaper that Mr. Thomas Edison of New Jersey has invented a lamp that runs on electricity instead of oil.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman