petroleum
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The increase was driven by a 22.7% jump in petroleum and coal product sales due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"Agreements on LPG supplies and strategic petroleum reserves are the likely outcomes, providing India greater insulation from sudden price spikes and shipping disruptions," Wadhwa said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Still, gains extended beyond petroleum goods, with sales up in nine of the 21 manufacturing segments tracked by Statistics Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Yet diesel has a much wider impact than gasoline prices, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, and a rise to record-high prices would be “very ominous.”
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
From the practical rather than the medical standpoint this distinction is of little importance, however, because these petroleum solvents are an inseparable part of most common spraying practices.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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