crude
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About 15% of barrels transiting the Strait of Hormuz daily are refined products like jet fuel, which lacks crude oil’s bypass options.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The increases in crude prices have certainly had an impact on the prices of U.S. motor fuels, but U.S. oil exports are not to blame, Cunningham said.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
A pipeline from the oilfields of Abu Dhabi runs to Fujairah, allowing limited amounts of crude to be loaded on to tankers and shipped to world markets despite the strait being effectively blockaded.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, rose 5.8% to $114.44 a barrel, the third-highest closing level of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Near the fire, on a tree limb fashioned into a crude perch, crouched a heap of shadows which Taran realized was indeed a large crow.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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