refinery

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The revisions reflect an updated refinery margin for April jet-fuel deliveries, an increase in ticket prices, and some changes to capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

While the crude oil is now in Cuba, it still needs to be refined at an ageing refinery in Havana – a process which could take longer than a week.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

This includes several separate strikes on the key Baltic Sea ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk as well as an attack on the nearby inland Kirishi oil refinery.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Just outside of Chiba, at a refinery owned by Cosmo Oil, a huge storage tank had been filled with water—instead of the lighter natural gas it was meant to hold—for inspection.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland