Words similar to petroleum

Example sentences for: petroleum

How can you use “petroleum” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(Clinton has already proposed selling off the petroleum reserve.)
Then came tin mining and rubber plantations, and, more recently, palm oil, hardwood timber, and offshore petroleum and gas.
The four victims, reports the paper, worked as auditors for Union Texas Petroleum Co.
Suppose several petroleum firms are bidding on the drilling rights to a piece of tundra.
Calgro was named for “California Growers,” Rioco for the “Richfield Oil Company,” Mopeco for the “Mobile Petroleum Company,” Hepoco for the “Hercules Powder Company,” Stoil for “Standard Oil,” Biola for the “Bible Institute of Los Angeles,” and Calwa for the “California Wine Association.”