petroleum

Example Sentences

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As many as 8 in 10 are mired in poverty, according to various surveys, in a country that sits atop the world’s largest proven petroleum reserves.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors earlier this week claimed Alison-Madueke enjoyed a "life of luxury" funded by those who were interested in lucrative oil and gas contracts with Nigeria's state-owned petroleum corporation.

From Barron's

Since taking office, Rodriguez has pushed a reform of a hydrocarbons law to open the country's petroleum industry to foreign firms.

From Barron's

The payments were intended to "induce Alison-Madueke to perform her duties as the Nigerian minister of petroleum resources improperly," lawyers told the court.

From BBC

While Venezuela sits on the planet’s largest oil reserves—holding more than Saudi Arabia—its sludge-like petroleum from regions like the Orinoco Belt is expensive and technically difficult to extract.

From The Wall Street Journal