barrels

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Meanwhile, the latest trade data from China shows crude oil imports fell further in April as refiners increasingly draw down inventories rather than sourcing additional barrels from abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

OPEC+ could begin unwinding the 2 million barrels per day of official cuts agreed to in October 2022 once voluntary reductions are fully reversed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But even if the cartel members vow to ramp up output by thousands of barrels per day, analysts say geopolitical realities mean they probably won't move the needle on prices.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

That is equivalent to about 20 million barrels a day.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

There were two barrels for five hundred people, so we learned to go to the latrines during the day as much as we could.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz