oil revenue

Petroleum sales proceeds

Oil revenue is income derived from the extraction and sale of petroleum.

Governments of oil-producing nations depend heavily on oil revenues to fund public services and budgets: The country's oil revenues have declined sharply since prices crashed.

The term often appears in discussions of resource-dependent economies and sovereign wealth funds.

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Government payments reducing fuel costs

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