inventories
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So far, the impact has been softened by stored oil inventories, tankers already at sea, releases from strategic petroleum reserves and large inventories in China.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
“It has become a game of chicken between physical tightening and confidence that diplomacy or reopening headlines arrive before inventories become critically stressed.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Long View India has more fiscal capacity, larger inventories and more diversified suppliers than its poorer neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, so it is unlikely to face the same shortages.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
They will very likely move sharply higher as inventories run dry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
In Ka’apor-managed forests, according to Balee’s plant inventories, almost half of the ecologically important species are those used by humans for food.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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