petroleum

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As a result, the Iran war has largely neutralised the cartel's stated mission "to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, and a steady income to producers".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

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

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