fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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Black oils include crude oil, fuel oil, furnace oil, asphalt and tar.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
The rate was 4% in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont -- places where heat pumps have become a popular alternative to costly fuel oil, aided by the states' own generous rebates and credits for buyers.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024
Saudi Aramco, which handles oil shipments for the kingdom, declined to comment on the fuel oil imports.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
Homes in the Northeast also saw a benefit, although their overall energy costs remain high due to dependence on non-electric sources, such as propane and fuel oil.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
The rate was 4% in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont -- places where heat pumps have become a popular alternative to costly fuel oil, aided by the states' own generous rebates and credits for buyers.
—Julie Zauzmer Weil The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024
Saudi Aramco, which handles oil shipments for the kingdom, declined to comment on the fuel oil imports.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
Homes in the Northeast also saw a benefit, although their overall energy costs remain high due to dependence on non-electric sources, such as propane and fuel oil.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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