barrels
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Ships of that size can carry as many as two million barrels of oil at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Separate cuts of around 2 million barrels a day introduced by OPEC+ in 2022 remain in place through the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
In its heyday in the 1970s, the site produced about 1,600 barrels of oil per day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Times reports on the agreement by G7 countries to release 100 million barrels of "emergency stockpiles of fuel and avert a US export ban".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
There were empty barrels all around, in and out of closets, which Kendra figured must be used for catching milk.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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