petroleum
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The Treasury Department said Hengli purchased billions of dollars of petroleum from Iran in recent years, making it one of Tehran’s most important customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Many countries have been dealing with the fallout of rising oil prices over the last eight weeks or so, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The last question was about petroleum prices, which Powell mostly brushed off.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Brazil, a net crude exporter according to the IEA, is relatively more insulated to exteral petroleum price shocks compared to countries that rely on imports.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
He arrived at the Rad Lab skeptical about electromagnetic separation, having been convinced of the superiority of gaseous diffusion by his technical advisors, who came from a petroleum industry familiar with that technology.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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