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petroleum

[puh-troh-lee-uhm] / pəˈtroʊ li əm /


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There’s a high chance the Chinese government is injecting petroleum from a strategic supply into the market, Rory Johnston wrote in a recent Commodity Context newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Over the Memorial Day weekend, drivers will spend around $2 billion more on gas than they did last year, according to Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Prices for energy and petroleum products were up 7.7% between March and April, representing the fourth rise in a row after a steep 26.9% jump in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Today, most hydrogen is produced through industrial methods that rely on fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas, and coal.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

A thin, acrid smell of petroleum hung in the air.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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