oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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For this reason, this deal has attracted intense scrutiny, as public finances heavily rely on revenues from this single oil field.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The agreement aims at boosting oil and gas by 3 billion barrels of oil-equivalent (boe) in the Kirkuk oil field and three adjacent fields.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Early in the show, Thornton’s Tommy takes a city slicker lady lawyer out into the oil fields.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Assad, in effect, handed control of a third of his country, including most of its oil fields, to Kurdish authorities.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The agreement aims at boosting oil and gas by 3 billion barrels of oil-equivalent (boe) in the Kirkuk oil field and three adjacent fields.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Early in the show, Thornton’s Tommy takes a city slicker lady lawyer out into the oil fields.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Assad, in effect, handed control of a third of his country, including most of its oil fields, to Kurdish authorities.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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