barrels

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That production has topped 2 million barrels per day, and the latest U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

U.S. weekly exports of jet fuel hit a record 455,000 barrels in recent weeks, and there has been a commensurate increase in U.S. jet-fuel production.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, U.S. commercial crude oil stocks fell by 8 million barrels last week as export demand remained high, with an additional 8 million barrels released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Refinery capacity use rose by a fifth of a percentage point to 94.7%, with crude input to refineries down by 90,000 barrels a day at 16.9 million barrels a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Instead of barrels, Cavalieri cut up geometric objects.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife