petrol
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NNPC, Nigeria's state oil company, runs a vast network of petrol stations across the country.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nigeria's finance minister unveiled a raft of measures Thursday aimed at cushioning against energy shocks as the country prepares to go to the polls, including a petrol discount for public transport operators.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The price of petrol and diesel had been largely falling since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The BBC's Business Editor Simon Jack explains the rising prices in the UK - and how oil prices around the world affect the cost of petrol and diesel at the pump.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
My mom was furious with him because he’d cost us a whole tank of petrol, which was enough to get us to work and school for two weeks.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
There was Mrs. Spankham with a superb model of Westminster Abbey—its petrolling had been the greatest stroke in convincing the voters of the pure motives of the feminists.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
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