refiner
Britishnoun
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When the Middle East disruptions hit, jet-fuel cracks — the profits a refiner makes by refining crude into jet fuel — spiked sharply, said Nikolas Plonski, oil market analyst at Sparta Commodities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
"India is a big importer of oil. Interestingly, they're a big refiner as well," he said, adding that the supply of jet fuel had been affected by restrictions linked to the war in Ukraine.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Hungary has capped fuel prices, while Poland’s main refiner has cut its margins to reduce the hit to consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Other Asian buyers, including Chinese state-owned refiner Sinopec, have moved early to lock in shipments for May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
After some further manipulation of a similar kind, the refiner is at length satisfied of its malleability, and that the copper is now in its proper place, as he terms it.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
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