as in barrels
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages
in olden days an English ship's capacity was measured by the number of tuns of wine it could hold
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Fast or gradual, the IEA expects the production ramp-up will generate a global oil surplus of about 5 million barrels of supply per day next year.
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The combination covered a significant amount of the net market loss, as much as 75% of the barrels that the Gulf exporters couldn’t supply.
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“Tuns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuns. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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