barrels

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Cuba produces about 40,000 barrels a day of crude, far short of the 100,000 barrels needed to cover its daily energy needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

U.S. crude oil inventories fell for a third consecutive week by 4.3 million barrels to 452.9 million in the week ended May 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Yet the IEA estimates the global oil market has already lost a total of 12.8 million barrels per day, according to a monthly report released Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 8.6 million barrels due to emergency releases by the Department of Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Two men in leather aprons were unloading beer barrels down a ramp from the dray cart.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan