petroleum
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Nature chose its location some 60,000 years ago, when crude petroleum that formed millions of years earlier began seeping to the surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The U.S. is a net exporter of petroleum products, which cushions the hit to consumers from higher fuel prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Prices of petroleum products in Switzerland were up 18% on year, with air transport costs that are particularly exposed to rises in global energy costs also remaining high.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The country has diversified its energy sources, including into renewables, and had built up its strategic petroleum reserve to a greater extent than others, giving it some extra cushion.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
I could not taste or smell the feed corn or the petroleum or the antibiotics or the hormones—or the feedlot manure, even though I knew they were there.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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