fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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Because much to chagrin of environmentalists, market advocates claim an increase in LNG exports to emerging markets helps lower their usage of coal and fuel oil widely regarded as dirtier fossil fuels.
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Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The first is that New England states burn billions of gallons of fuel oil because new natural gas pipelines have been shut out of these states.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
At the border in Ivangorod, spikes of barbed wire pierced the azure sky and smoke from burning fuel oil rose from the chimneys of the customs building.
—Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
Nearly all of it is enabled by burning heavy fuel oil, but that is beginning to change.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
To give an example, an Exxon refinery in Singapore used to produce fuel oil that sold for $10 per barrel below the price of Brent crude, but after a recent upgrade, the facility produces lubricant base stocks that sell for $50 above Brent.
—Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2023
The Post could not determine the precise amount of Russian-origin fuel oil in the products the Pentagon purchases.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
Consumers that use fuel oil or electricity to heat their homes continue to experience higher costs, with fuel oil prices up 9.2% for the past 12 months, electricity up 12.9% and natural gas up 14.3%.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
But the cruise industry comes with a dirty underbelly, tied to rampant waste production, port overtourism, and carbon emissions generated by the heavy fuel oil (HFO), or bunker fuel, that cruise ships primarily use.
—Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The first is that New England states burn billions of gallons of fuel oil because new natural gas pipelines have been shut out of these states.
—Ed Hirs, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
At the border in Ivangorod, spikes of barbed wire pierced the azure sky and smoke from burning fuel oil rose from the chimneys of the customs building.
—Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
Nearly all of it is enabled by burning heavy fuel oil, but that is beginning to change.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
To give an example, an Exxon refinery in Singapore used to produce fuel oil that sold for $10 per barrel below the price of Brent crude, but after a recent upgrade, the facility produces lubricant base stocks that sell for $50 above Brent.
—Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2023
The Post could not determine the precise amount of Russian-origin fuel oil in the products the Pentagon purchases.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
Consumers that use fuel oil or electricity to heat their homes continue to experience higher costs, with fuel oil prices up 9.2% for the past 12 months, electricity up 12.9% and natural gas up 14.3%.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
But the cruise industry comes with a dirty underbelly, tied to rampant waste production, port overtourism, and carbon emissions generated by the heavy fuel oil (HFO), or bunker fuel, that cruise ships primarily use.
—Elissa Garay, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2023
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