petrol
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Unleaded petrol is 26.7p per litre more expensive that it was three months ago at the start of the conflict, according to the RAC's Fuel Watch.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"The conflict has impacted energy prices globally, and has already affected home heating oil, petrol and diesel prices."
From BBC • May 29, 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
"I think almost everyone opposes the ban," said Phuong Anh Nguyen, a 24-year-old Hanoi resident who works as a researcher and rides a petrol motorbike.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
At the entrance to the same field, a chaplain and his clerk were dousing cases of prayer books and Bibles with petrol.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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