petroleum
Example Sentences
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India is facing a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas—used for cooking, heating, and powering factories—and has limited how much businesses are allowed to use to make sure consumers have enough.
From Barron's
India is facing a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas—used for cooking, heating, and powering factories—and has limited how much businesses are allowed to use to make sure consumers have enough.
From Barron's
Following the first attack, state-owned petroleum company, QatarEnergy, said "extensive damage" had been caused to the site, but all personnel were accounted for.
From BBC
Roughly 20 million barrels of petroleum, 20% of the world’s supply, usually travels through the Strait of Hormuz each day.
The crisis in global energy markets has been felt as far away as the south Pacific, where nations like Samoa and Tonga are heavily reliant on imported petroleum.
From Barron's
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