petroleum
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Indiana was one of six states, clustered around the Great Lakes, where prices dropped last week, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said Monday.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
But monitoring for leaks has proved effective in other industries; fence-line emissions of benzene, a carcinogen, fell 30% at petroleum refineries after implementation of a similar monitoring program, according to the EPA.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
EOG CEO Ezra Yacob said petroleum stockpiles are being depleted and it would take “a while” to refill them to healthy levels.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
China’s steady efforts to diversify its energy, especially in renewables, and building up its strategic petroleum reserves blunted the hit.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
As for postmedieval petroleum distillation, 19th-century chemists found the middle distillate fraction useful as fuel for oil lamps.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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