oil

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Footage published by Centcom shows US marines rappelling from a helicopter on to the deck of a ship, said to be the oil tanker Celestial Sea, in the Gulf of Oman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The difference amounts to a little under 1% of global oil demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Should the oil shock continue much longer than anticipated, the economic effects could reverberate throughout the global economy.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The conflict in the Middle East has led to a surge in wholesale oil prices, in turn pushing up the price of petrol for Americans.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Soon she was flapping a piece of rounded dough between her hands, placing it in the large silver skillet of hot oil on the stove in front of her.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith