petroleum

Example Sentences

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He graduated from Texas A&M University with a petroleum engineering degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Energy Information Administration, about one-fifth of global petroleum liquids trade passes through the strait, which has been effectively closed since early in the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Myanmar imports 90% of its oil and petroleum products, much of it from neighbouring countries which are now restricting exports.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Paris dropped about half a percent, even as oil giant TotalEnergies was up almost three percent on reports it made a $1 billion profit in March trading petroleum products.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The stink of petroleum or oil blows across with the fumes of powder.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque