refiner
Example Sentences
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“In other words, the ban would likely reduce global diesel supplies in aggregate, hurting refiner profits,” it said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I’ve never seen the available capacity relative to demand as low as it is today,” said Darren Woods, chief executive of Exxon, the nation’s third-largest oil refiner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
When the Middle East disruptions hit, jet-fuel cracks — the profits a refiner makes by refining crude into jet fuel — spiked sharply, said Nikolas Plonski, oil market analyst at Sparta Commodities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Large businesses were also affected, with major oil refiner Attock announcing it was pausing production at a key unit due to transport disruptions.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
After some further manipulation of a similar kind, the refiner is at length satisfied of its malleability, and that the copper is now in its proper place, as he terms it.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Robert Chambers
