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petroleum

[puh-troh-lee-uhm] / pəˈtroʊ li əm /


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Pakistan must work “to avoid a default-like situation,” said Ali Pervaiz Malik, the federal petroleum minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Energy Information Administration, about one-fifth of global petroleum liquids trade passes through the strait, which has been effectively closed since early in the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Inflation risks have intensified, fanned by the significant increase in domestic petroleum prices and higher rice prices, said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Myanmar imports 90% of its oil and petroleum products, much of it from neighbouring countries which are now restricting exports.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

It was about how to make plastic from banana peels instead of petroleum.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina