heavy oil
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Several other Asian countries that are heavy oil importers enacted energy-saving measures early on.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
A global shortage of heavy oil has squeezed Gulf Coast refinery margins for years, prompting them to use more of the costlier U.S.-produced oil to make transportation fuels and petrochemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
It also allowed American companies to sell diluents to Venezuela, which are needed to pump the country’s heavy oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
But drilling in Venezuela is still likely more expensive than other areas, because of the heavy oil produced there, said Jim Burkhard, S&P Global’s head of Crude Oil Research.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
It was a big, light room in a wing of the house, all the windows thrown open to air out the heavy oil and turpentine smells.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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