oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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State regulators returned home with these and other pitches from the oil industry on how to manage aging oil fields.
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 24 June 2024
The director revels in the frantic bustle of the Oklahoma boomtown of Fairfax where most of the film is set — a world of fast, shiny cars, hollering cowboys, and seemingly endless oil fields.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Moreover, a small group of major Western oil companies, including Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron, and Mobil, controlled the global oil market, including the prolific oil fields of the Middle East.
—Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022
When an engineer asks how to increase drilling speeds at one of the thousands of oil fields in the kingdom, Ariva spits out an answer without pausing, listing the adjustments technicians need to make, and what the precise results will be.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 26 June 2024
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Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 24 June 2024
The director revels in the frantic bustle of the Oklahoma boomtown of Fairfax where most of the film is set — a world of fast, shiny cars, hollering cowboys, and seemingly endless oil fields.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Moreover, a small group of major Western oil companies, including Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron, and Mobil, controlled the global oil market, including the prolific oil fields of the Middle East.
—Gregory Brew, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2022
When an engineer asks how to increase drilling speeds at one of the thousands of oil fields in the kingdom, Ariva spits out an answer without pausing, listing the adjustments technicians need to make, and what the precise results will be.
—Byvivienne Walt, Fortune, 26 June 2024
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 16 Jul. 2024.
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