oil field

noun

: a region rich in petroleum deposits

especially : one that has been brought into production

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As the scene plays out, viewers discover that Norris is there to negotiate land rights with a cartel that wants to run drugs through private roads that go through valuable oil fields. —

Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024 But its importance has dwindled over the past decades as bigger oil fields opened up and oil prices fluctuated. —

Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024 World & Nation The rest of the world, too, anxiously awaits U.S. election results Oct. 29, 2024 President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid hitting nuclear research sites and oil fields. —

Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Flashback: Israel openly attacked Iran for the first time ever last week, targeting Iranian military infrastructure and air defense systems — though not nuclear sites or oil fields — in multiple waves of airstrikes. —

Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oil field