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After months of drilling, they finally hit black gold.
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The nations in Southeast Asia, as well as Japan, will soon state their displeasure at having to suffer while their old Yankee friends are swimming in barrels of black gold.
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the black gold was discovered in early 20th century Iran, a British oil company now known as BP locked up a sweetheart deal for its exploitation.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
The renewable equivalent of striking black gold Like many rural counties across the United States, Randolph had been in a slow-moving decline since the 1970s.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the black gold was discovered in early 20th century Iran, a British oil company now known as BP locked up a sweetheart deal for its exploitation.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
The renewable equivalent of striking black gold Like many rural counties across the United States, Randolph had been in a slow-moving decline since the 1970s.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Black gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20gold. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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