oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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America’s oil fields are increasingly split between a small number of wells producing record profits and everything else.
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The show is set in the oil fields of western Texas and stars, Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore and Jon Hamm.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
When not rooting out people identified by U.S. intelligence as terrorists, American troops in the country are tasked with helping the SDF protect oil fields in the northeast, a mission first given to the troops by President Donald Trump in 2019.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The show is set in the oil fields of western Texas and stars, Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore and Jon Hamm.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Landman, set in the oil fields of West Texas, is punctuated by extensive diatribes from Tommy about the oil industry’s importance, the tragic necessity of landmen and roughnecks, and the fallacy of placing society’s hope on renewable energy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
When not rooting out people identified by U.S. intelligence as terrorists, American troops in the country are tasked with helping the SDF protect oil fields in the northeast, a mission first given to the troops by President Donald Trump in 2019.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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