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refinery

[ri-fahy-nuh-ree] / rɪˈfaɪ nə ri /


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Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and the prairies of Canada fed into significant price increases for those two areas, including the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 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

Police on Saturday with the support of the armed forces deployed public order units to clear the blockade at Whitegate Refinery in southern Ireland.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

As well as blocking roads, protesters are in place at fuel terminals in Foynes in County Limerick, as well as at Galway Port and a blockade continues at the Whitegate Oil Refinery in east Cork.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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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