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Rapidan

American  
[rap-i-dan] / ˌræp ɪˈdæn /

noun

  1. a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.


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Natural gas supplies the bulk of “Iran’s electricity, supports residential heating and cooking, and underpins a significant industrial sector,” said Fernando Ferreira, a geopolitical analyst at Washington-based energy-research firm Rapidan Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The chart from energy research firm Rapidan Energy Group makes the case that the current Iran conflict is the biggest oil disruption in history.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

The 2019 attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq processing facility, for instance, briefly knocked roughly 7 million barrels per day offline, notes Bob McNally, president of consultancy Rapidan Energy Group.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“I think prices are starting to melt up,” said Robert McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, a research firm.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Over 350 men had been lost from the 14th since crossing the Rapidan, but one short month before, and more were yet to be lost ere the rebellion would be crushed.

From Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by Terrill, J. Newton

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