refinery
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The top US diplomat will visit Jamnagar, in the western state of Gujarat, a port and stronghold of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance conglomerate and its flagship refinery, the world's largest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Russia on Thursday reported that an oil refinery in Ryazan, south of the capital, Moscow, had been hit in a "large-scale attack".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The IEA expects a recovery in refinery output to return the market to a surplus in the first quarter of 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
However, easing Russian diesel export restrictions is unlikely to materially improve supply while refinery capacity remains impaired, and fresh disruptions could tighten the market further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
They had phoned him that morning to say that the Germans might attempt to shell the refinery and the oil storage tanks, and that he must report to help fight the fires.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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Most of the oil produced from Rosebank would be sent to the Netherlands because the UK's remaining refineries are not equipped to process the heavier type of crude oil extracted from the North Sea.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Refineries ran at 93.4% of capacity, down from 93.5% the week before, while crude input to refineries was up by 34,000 barrels a day at 16.6 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Attacks on several large refineries in the Middle East squeezed global diesel and jet fuel supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
While power plants and oil refineries have been hit, data centers and internet facilities are becoming the latest quarry for drone and missile strikes — and not just in Europe.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
These led to observation decks and to adjoining refineries studded with less impressive stacks.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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