fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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Around 130 crude oil and fuel oil tankers are currently in the Persian Gulf, along with about 210 tankers that carry refined products like gasoline, according to Rohit Rathod, a senior oil market analyst at Vortexa, an analytics firm.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
In Iran, microscopic soot formed when hydrocarbons in the fuel oil burned incompletely, experts said.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Cuban authorities also say the depletion of fuel oil and diesel forced two power plants to shut down and has limited the generation of power at solar parks.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The tariff rate for unleaded motor gasoline will be reduced from 10 percent to 0 percent, while diesel fuel, fuel oil, aviation fuel and kerosene will be reduced from 7 percent to 0 percent from March 9 through April 30.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
In Iran, microscopic soot formed when hydrocarbons in the fuel oil burned incompletely, experts said.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Cuban authorities also say the depletion of fuel oil and diesel forced two power plants to shut down and has limited the generation of power at solar parks.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The tariff rate for unleaded motor gasoline will be reduced from 10 percent to 0 percent, while diesel fuel, fuel oil, aviation fuel and kerosene will be reduced from 7 percent to 0 percent from March 9 through April 30.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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