petroleum

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"Nations with strategic petroleum reserves may take action and release volumes if the disruption of the Strait risks being extended."

From Barron's

Around 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and petroleum products pass through the strait every day — the equivalent of about 20% of global petroleum-liquids consumption, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch

Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest oil exporter, with most of its oil fields and petroleum infrastructure located along its eastern Gulf coast across the water from Iran.

From Barron's

It added that some units were shut down as a precautionary measure “without any impact on the supply of petroleum.”

From Barron's

The country exports to both the U.S. and China — mainly steel, fuels and aerospace products to Americans, and mostly soybeans, iron ore and crude petroleum to the Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times