barrel
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International oil prices have oscillated under $90 a barrel in recent days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Front-month crude-oil WTI futures are down 1.4% to $82.13 a barrel and Brent is down 1.3% at $87.86 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Distillate fuel stocks slipped by 10,000 barrels to 107.1 million barrels compared with expectations of a 1.6 million barrel drop, and were 12% below the five-year average for the time of year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Oil futures rose $1.07, or 1.3%, to $83.20 a barrel, amid signs that the Middle East conflict may escalate again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A moment later the lid of the barrel was pried off, revealing a circle of blue sky that was instantly eclipsed by a man, peering in.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
With production at Platform Gilda dwindling to 1,100 barrels per day, staff said the rig would also run its course if it weren’t for fracking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie estimates that AI could unlock another trillion barrels of oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Refineries ran at 96.2% of capacity, down from 96.5% the week before, with crude input to refineries up by 26,000 barrels a day at 17.2 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Sailors pull on ropes and pulleys, lifting barrels to swing from each ship’s yard arm so they can be loaded onboard.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
The cast reunited one last time for a homage to the opening of the first “Jackass” movie in which the dudes barreled down a hill in an oversize, runaway shopping cart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Overall, I thought we had some good at-bats and barreled up some balls,” Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker said after a 4-1 loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Eastern time Sunday as a winter storm barreled across the Midwest.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
She was cut off when a giant inflatable baby barreled into them.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2025
A set of stairs curved deeper into the earth, the barreled ceiling held up by more repeating arches, closer together and carved from polished black stone.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Police are investigating a dramatic crash Tuesday where an SUV drove onto the sidewalk and barrelled into a vendor in downtown Los Angeles’ flower district, injuring six people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
Red-hot teenager Iva Jovic barrelled into her first Grand Slam quarter-final for the loss of just one game on Sunday to set up a blockbuster Australian Open clash with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Will Smith barrelled up a splitter Gausman left just high enough to trade places with Edman on an RBI double to left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
When Cyclone Alfred barrelled over Australia's east coast earlier this month, it also blew the government's election plans off course.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
As the dog-headed men barrelled forward, Nico raised his sword.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
You don’t need to be rich to burn the road behind you to the point of no return, just confident enough to keep barreling forward.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
A GMC truck slammed into a Mercedes SUV that was waiting for a parking spot along Venice Boulevard and then came barreling toward Stannard and Sadie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The virtual reality therapist ‘Xaia’ is an example of how AI technology is barreling its way into the burgeoning digital health sector.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
About 20% of Edinburgh Worldwide is invested in the rocket company, which is barreling toward what is expected to be one of the largest initial public offerings of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
I remember riding on the front of his motorcycle barreling down the dirt road to Ardestan.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
And so, on we go, barrelling toward the next general election, which must take place by 2029 but will likely be sooner.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
One of this year's most powerful storms is barrelling toward southern China and is expected to make landfall in the popular tourist island of Hainan later today.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Some 80 surfers could work different waves simultaneously: barrelling waves, big waves, kid-friendly waves, Knieriem said.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023
It followed a looping path rarely recorded by meteorologists, hitting Madagascar and Mozambique for the first time at the end of February, and then again in March before barrelling into Malawi.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
The walls shifted and Leo saw her barrelling towards them in her chariot.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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