refinery
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"Refinery production has not been disrupted. Three residential buildings were damaged," he added.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Refinery runs were forecast to have risen by 0.4 of a percentage point in the Journal survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Refinery constraints also play a big part in the disconnect between plentiful U.S. supplies and rising gasoline prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Refinery capacity use fell by 2.4 percentage points to 89.6%, with crude input to refineries down by 208,000 barrels a day at 16 million barrels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
We spent weeks at the huge Shell Haven Refinery with a special instructor who taught us all about fuel oil and diesel oil and gas oil and lubricating oil and kerosene and gasoline.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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