oil

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Last year, the Treasury Department designated three brothers, Fazlolah, Mansour and Nasser Zarringhalam, of using their network to move billions of dollars in payments for oil through front companies in Dubai and Hong Kong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

By contrast, oil refineries and LNG plants are more complex, tightly connected systems that rely on specialized equipment and precise operating conditions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

A few pounds of tomatoes, a carton of eggs or a bottle of cooking oil can consume a week’s wages.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Among the Gulf oil monarchies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the countries whose oil infrastructure was most frequently attacked, followed by Kuwait.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The jerricans smelled of petrol, and I saw packs of batteries, bottles of oil, and cans of tomato purée in one box.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo