crude

Example Sentences

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Its sour, heavy crude is difficult to extract and refine, while its high sulphur content makes it corrosive to pipelines.

From BBC

Crude futures moved lower as the market weighed unresolved U.S.-Iran tensions against bearish fundamentals such as Wednesday’s large U.S. crude stock build.

From The Wall Street Journal

But slumping crude prices, government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions have left Venezuela’s industry a hollowed-out shell of its former, grandiose self.

From Los Angeles Times

The initial response focused on trying to bring another vessel alongside to offload the Sea Empress' cargo of crude oil.

From BBC

The western province is a resources powerhouse that holds most of Canada’s crude oil.

From The Wall Street Journal