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Chinese imports of crude from Iran more than halved in June to about 654,000 barrels a day compared with the prior month, Bloomberg reported.
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Iraq wants permission to produce a record 5 million barrels a day coming out of the war, with a long-term aim of getting production up to 7 million barrels a day, Bloomberg reported.
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Since last week, Wallingford had sold 13 of the 20 kegs of Dutch beer as of Wednesday afternoon, and had to stop selling it in order to save the remaining seven for Thursday’s match.
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In Boston, Scottish soccer fans recently took over the downtown Sam Adams brewery and drank 70 kegs of the iconic American beer in a four-day stretch, Boston Beer Company confirmed to ABC News, effectively tapping out the supply.
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“Firkins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firkins. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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