petroleum

Example Sentences

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“The consumer discretionary sector has historically tended to underperform when oil prices rise significantly, and that pattern has not changed since the U.S. became a net petroleum exporter in 2020.”

From Barron's

Refinery instability is a problem, Gunda wrote, because additional closures could “outpace demand decline for petroleum based-fuels,” leading to future price spikes.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the focus has been on petroleum because about a fifth of the world’s supply goes through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, which is effectively closed for now.

From Barron's

The many industrial uses of petroleum make it indispensable to the economy.

From Barron's

Treasury Department said it would authorize until April 11 the delivery and sale of crude and petroleum products from Russia that have already been loaded onto vessels at sea.

From MarketWatch