petroleum

Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are using pipelines to reroute oil away from the strait, and the U.S. and other countries are releasing strategic petroleum reserves to try to cover the gap.

From Barron's

The extent of the disruption to the petroleum infrastructure in the Middle East will fundamentally change oil supply, which will mean higher costs over time, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also can measure the limits of releases from strategic petroleum reserves, spare production capacity, freight constraints and refinery substitution, he said.

From MarketWatch

In both cases, media coverage has focused on petroleum prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has also been empowered to directly purchase fuel and petroleum products to shore up supplies.

From BBC