fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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Over the past six years, energy nationalist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has prioritized CFE, which largely burns fuel oil, a residual waste product Pemex refineries are producing, to generate electricity.
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Stefanie Eschenbacher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
The 984-foot ship has more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel oil and lube oil on board, as well as about 4,700 cargo containers, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the White House.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
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Stefanie Eschenbacher, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
The 984-foot ship has more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel oil and lube oil on board, as well as about 4,700 cargo containers, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Gautier said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon at the White House.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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