petroleum

Example Sentences

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Of the six largest manufacturing industries, five—transportation equipment; machinery; chemicals; food, beverage and tobacco products; and electronics—expanded in January, with only petroleum and coal products declining, Spence said.

From The Wall Street Journal

As many as 8 in 10 are mired in poverty, according to various surveys, in a country that sits atop the world’s largest proven petroleum reserves.

From Los Angeles Times

Prosecutors earlier this week claimed Alison-Madueke enjoyed a "life of luxury" funded by those who were interested in lucrative oil and gas contracts with Nigeria's state-owned petroleum corporation.

From Barron's

Since taking office, Rodriguez has pushed a reform of a hydrocarbons law to open the country's petroleum industry to foreign firms.

From Barron's

The payments were intended to "induce Alison-Madueke to perform her duties as the Nigerian minister of petroleum resources improperly," lawyers told the court.

From BBC