fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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India, now the largest buyer of Russian oil since the EU reduced imports in 2022, will receive up to three heavy fuel oil shipments monthly, with prices and volumes adjusted annually.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As part of the past two denuclearization agreements, in 1994 and 2005, the United States has paid North Korea about $500 million (in heavy fuel oil or its equivalent) for nuclear freezes that turned out to be temporary.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2017
In 2010, the International Maritime Organization banned cruise ships from burning heavy fuel oil in Antarctic waters.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
The figure below shows coal consumption in the major OECD regions, which accelerated in the late 1970s, but at a time when the price of residual fuel oil was far above coal.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As part of the past two denuclearization agreements, in 1994 and 2005, the United States has paid North Korea about $500 million (in heavy fuel oil or its equivalent) for nuclear freezes that turned out to be temporary.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2017
In 2010, the International Maritime Organization banned cruise ships from burning heavy fuel oil in Antarctic waters.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023
The figure below shows coal consumption in the major OECD regions, which accelerated in the late 1970s, but at a time when the price of residual fuel oil was far above coal.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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