refining
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Saudi pricing is closely watched as a barometer of regional demand, with the latest cuts coming as China sharply reduced crude imports amid weaker refining activity and lower refined-product exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Gasoline refining margins are around $35 a barrel, while diesel margins are near $60, according to OPIS.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Once the princess of glitchy hyperpop, Slayyyter spent nearly a decade steadily refining her sound into something entirely her own, culminating in a sonic landscape that’s studied and referential while indisputably fresh.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
When the Middle East disruptions hit, jet-fuel cracks — the profits a refiner makes by refining crude into jet fuel — spiked sharply, said Nikolas Plonski, oil market analyst at Sparta Commodities.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
With most of the slaves working the mines, and only a few toiling inside the ramshackle refining sheds, the giant yard was almost deserted.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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