tanker

Example Sentences

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Oil prices eased on hopes of improving tanker flows, though prices remain high, Phil Flynn of the Price Futures Group says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

US Central Command said on Wednesday it had shot at and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was trying to break the blockade.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Neighbouring Qatar condemned the attack on the tanker affiliated with Adnoc and called for the strait's "unconditional reopening".

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The UAE said the ship targeted was a national tanker affiliated with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Even here, in the belly of an old oil tanker, there were rats, but these ones had died a long time ago.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi