petroleum
Example Sentences
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“This very rare geologic feature of translucent petroleum has been filtered by nature,” the sign read.
From Los Angeles Times
Experts say minerals would be trickier to stockpile than petroleum.
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.
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
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