petroleum
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The increase was driven by a 22.7% jump in petroleum and coal product sales due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"Agreements on LPG supplies and strategic petroleum reserves are the likely outcomes, providing India greater insulation from sudden price spikes and shipping disruptions," Wadhwa said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The forecast includes emergency releases from strategic petroleum reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Indiana was one of six states, clustered around the Great Lakes, where prices dropped last week, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said Monday.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
As for postmedieval petroleum distillation, 19th-century chemists found the middle distillate fraction useful as fuel for oil lamps.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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