refinery

Example Sentences

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Postponing refinery maintenance, using strategic reserves, and reducing consumption appear to be the only other ways to partially address the imbalance, she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

A series of airstrikes set Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on fire, the Associated Press reported, as Kuwaiti firefighters were working to knock down several blazes there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Analysts at Société Générale expect cascading supply issues, including refinery shutdowns and production limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Combined with other recent jobs blows, such as the closure of the Grangemouth refinery, the area faces some real economic challenges.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Today La Venta is partly buried by an oil refinery, but in its heyday—roughly speaking, 1150 b.c. to 500 B.C.—it was a large community with a ring of housing that surrounded a grand ceremonial center.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann