crude oil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of crude oil
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Reliance Industries owns the Jamnagar petrochemical complex in western India, a sprawling industrial facility described as the largest single-site crude oil refinery in the world.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Those numbers exceeded the past production levels of the two countries, and are seen by analysts as proxies of China’s estimated crude oil imports from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
A trust fund set up to help a South Pacific nation gravely threatened by climate change has invested in coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery, an AFP investigation has revealed.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Elevated crude oil prices risk fueling inflation and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The U.S. customs office was kept busy inspecting oil tankers from the Middle East which supplied crude oil to the refinery at Hess Oil.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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