petroleum

Example Sentences

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The extent of the disruption to the petroleum infrastructure in the Middle East will fundamentally change oil supply, which will mean higher costs over time, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also can measure the limits of releases from strategic petroleum reserves, spare production capacity, freight constraints and refinery substitution, he said.

From MarketWatch

In both cases, media coverage has focused on petroleum prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has also been empowered to directly purchase fuel and petroleum products to shore up supplies.

From BBC

Georgia pump prices dropped approximately 15 cents a gallon from Thursday — the day before Kemp signed the bill — to Monday, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

From MarketWatch