petroleum
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A Citgo Petroleum Corporation lawyer, Ann Al-Bahish, sought exemptions for petroleum refineries in Illinois, Louisiana and Texas, which had all been hit with Clean Air Act violations in recent years.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But monitoring for leaks has proved effective in other industries; fence-line emissions of benzene, a carcinogen, fell 30% at petroleum refineries after implementation of a similar monitoring program, according to the EPA.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Prices of petroleum products surged in April, highlighting the pass-through from higher global energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
But now, those buffers have been worked through and the market is seeing large draws from commercial inventories and strategic petroleum reserves, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
The most frequently repeated messages will be station call signals and appeals to purchase detergents, deodorants, headache tablets, and automobile and petroleum products.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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