oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Washington — The Supreme Court will convene Wednesday to weigh in on a decades-long dispute over what to do with thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste, specifically a plan to store it above one of the world's most productive oil fields, the Permian Basin in Texas.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
By Zoë Schlanger When delegates of the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week for the most important yearly meeting on climate change, their meetings will overlook a reeking lake, polluted by the oil fields on the other side.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
In December, Nabors and e2 announced a partnership to develop products to electrify oil fields that rely on diesel generators.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Current breakeven price for new wells in US oil fields is between $56-70.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
By Zoë Schlanger When delegates of the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week for the most important yearly meeting on climate change, their meetings will overlook a reeking lake, polluted by the oil fields on the other side.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
In December, Nabors and e2 announced a partnership to develop products to electrify oil fields that rely on diesel generators.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Current breakeven price for new wells in US oil fields is between $56-70.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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