bunker oil
Americannoun
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The ship was carrying 100 tonnes of bunker oil, Mathrubhumi News reported.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
In all, the company will have to remove about 2,400 metric tons of bunker oil from 17 separate tanks.
From Scientific American • Mar. 6, 2012
Designed to run at high speeds, they burn the cheapest "bunker" oil and are not subject to the same air quality rules as cars.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2010
The accident punctured the ship's fuel tank, leaking between 50 and 200 tonnes of bunker oil into the surrounding waters.
From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2010
Russian crews are paid substantially less than Western sailors, and bunker oil, which sells for up to $80 per ton on the world market, costs the oil-rich Russians just $20 a ton.
From Time Magazine Archive
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