{
  "id": 16197759,
  "title": "The Hidden $40-Per-Barrel Cost Driving Oil Prices Higher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/the-hidden-40-per-barrel-cost-driving-oil-prices-higher",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Hidden-40-Per-Barrel-Cost-Driving-Oil-Prices-Higher.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When Americans think about the price of oil, they usually focus on the number quoted every day in financial markets. If Brent crude is trading above $100 a barrel or West Texas Intermediate is near $100, those numbers become shorthand for whether oil is expensive or cheap. But that market price is only part of what ultimately determines the cost of getting crude oil to a refinery. But…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}