volatile oil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of volatile oil
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Governments from the U.K. to South Korea have vowed in recent weeks to deploy more clean energy to reduce their exposure to volatile oil and gas prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Government figures estimate that offshore wind is cheaper than gas over the long term and is less vulnerable to volatile oil and gas prices.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2024
Setting the price will require aligning the complex array of economic and diplomatic forces that govern volatile oil markets.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Shedding the retail business would mean Suncor loses a stable cash-generating business to hedge against volatile oil prices, said Mike Archibald, vice-president and portfolio manager at AGF Investments, a Suncor investor.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2022
A sample sent to the Imperial Institute in 1917 was examined as a source of volatile oil, and the residue remaining after distillation was analysed as a feeding-stuff.
From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William
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