refiner

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Treasury Department imposed sanctions recently on a unit of Hengli Petrochemical, a refiner that it said has purchased billions of dollars of Iranian petroleum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"India is a big importer of oil. Interestingly, they're a big refiner as well," he said, adding that the supply of jet fuel had been affected by restrictions linked to the war in Ukraine.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Oil refiner Marathon Petroleum and oil exploration company APA Corp. gained 4.9% and 4.5%, respectively.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The tanker quickly steamed toward India’s biggest refiner, owned by Reliance Industries, where it unloaded the oil on March 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Thou deceivest thyself if thou thinkest to be refined any other way but by this refiner, and in this refiner's fire.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George