oil

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Historic emergency-reserve releases, Persian Gulf reroutes and temporary sanctions relief on Russian and Iran have played parts in keeping oil prices around the $100 level, said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Asian refineries are built to process denser and more sulfurous crude oil from the Middle East, not the lighter U.S. equivalent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Tech companies might be fairly insulated from higher oil prices, but higher gasoline and diesel prices can pinch households and push up the price of nearly everything.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Far less certain, however, is Warsh’s ability to realize his ambitious agenda, given persistent inflation, rising oil prices, and the increasingly hawkish tilt of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed’s policy-setting arm.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

I cooked them a meal of whale oil and fish.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell