petroleum
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Hydrogen, a highly flammable gas that produces heat and water when it burns, can be used to refine petroleum and make chemicals, metals and fertilisers.
From BBC
India imports the vast majority of its liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas.
"There are significant opportunities for petroleum extraction, mining of critical minerals, scientific expeditions, and more," Chalecki said.
From Barron's
“The industry has never faced a loss of supply volumes of this magnitude,” they said, estimating that 15 million barrels of petroleum exports have been taken out of the global market.
From MarketWatch
On Monday, Group of Seven ministers also said they were considering the coordinated release of petroleum supplies, through the International Energy Agency.
From MarketWatch
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