black gold

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In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Plentiful reserves tend to promise great riches, hence crude has been labelled "black gold".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

A century after oil barons scoured Texas for prime plots from which to extract black gold, another boom is underway: the plugging of thousands of abandoned oil wells.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

It’s gorgeous stuff, black gold as deep as you can dig, as far as you can see.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan