petroleum

Example Sentences

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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

Paris dropped about half a percent, even as oil giant TotalEnergies was up almost three percent on reports it made a $1 billion profit in March trading petroleum products.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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 has kept about half a billion barrels of petroleum products from global markets, fueled inflation and disrupted supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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