petroleum
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Fire Rescue Victoria said the blaze involved liquefied petroleum gas and other gases, but hadn’t affected diesel or gasoline production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Japan's cooperation framework aims to help Asian countries procure crude oil and petroleum products, as well as maintain supply chains and expand stockpiles.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Kenya has sharply raised the cost of petroleum, with diesel prices rising by a record margin despite a fuel tax cut, as the conflict in Iran pushes up global oil prices.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
If there was a silver lining, it was that import prices excluding petroleum rose a scant 0.1% in March.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
The expertise at distillation that medieval Islamic alchemists developed to produce alcohols and perfumes also let them distill petroleum into fractions, some of which proved to be even more powerful incendiaries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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