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barrel

[bar-uhl] / ˈbær əl /


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Aramco set the official selling price for July loadings of its Arab Light crude to Asia at $9.50 above regional benchmarks, down from a premium of $15.50 a barrel in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Oil prices remain below $100 a barrel as traders anticipate a potential flood of crude if the Strait of Hormuz reopens.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The cost of a barrel of West Texas crude has fallen 19% to around $90 since peaking at nearly $113 in early April.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“Once we get past these strategic oil reserves, we might be seeing $150 per barrel of oil. That’s when things become more acute,” Pyziur said.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

My distraction made me lose focus and my next hatchet hack hit the metal ring that held the barrel together and glanced off.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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