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crude oilnoun [mass noun]Unrefined petroleum: vast reserves of crude oil were discovered in the region...- At the current price of around $30 per barrel, the US economy consumes $570 million worth of crude oil daily.
- Backward vertical integration minimizes the risks of interruption in the constant flow of crude oil to its refineries.
- For the last year at least, virtually every nation that can produce crude oil has been producing flat out.
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