petroleum

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“Families who depend on petroleum products to commute to jobs and school and to heat their homes may need to pull back on more discretionary forms of spending,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He graduated from Texas A&M University with a petroleum engineering degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Inflation risks have intensified, fanned by the significant increase in domestic petroleum prices and higher rice prices, said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We also learned a lot of lessons in the 1970s and therefore now maintain strategic petroleum reserves that can provide a near-term buffer.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Mesopotamians were extracting tons of petroleum by heating rock asphalt.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond