crude oil
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The roughly 25% surge in the price of global benchmark Brent crude oil BRN00 to $100 a barrel in the past three months has made the affordability crisis worse for many households.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
A drone attack that heavily damaged one of Saudi Arabia’s pipelines is expected to cause crude oil exports to fall by 400,000 barrels per day this month alone.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The analyst expects the South Korean state utility operator’s profit to decline sharply in 2H, with higher crude oil and liquefied natural gas prices weighing on its bottom line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Until recently, Africa's largest crude oil producer had no refining capacity and had to import the finished product.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A gasket blows five thousand feet underwater beneath an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, sending millions of barrels of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
