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Costco Caps Kirkland Motor Oil to Two Jugs Weekly

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  • Costco limits members to two 5-quart jugs of Kirkland motor oil weekly.
  • Kirkland Signature full-synthetic oil costs $58 for ten quarts, up from $30 in April.
  • Crude oil trades around $100 per barrel, raising refinery profits from gasoline and diesel.
  • Global oil stocks have dwindled amid the Strait of Hormuz closure.
  • The closure blocks about 20 million barrels daily, similar to 1973 supply shocks.