oil field
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil field
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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All eyes turned to the Permian, a humongous oil field that spans West Texas and New Mexico and pumps roughly half of the country’s crude.
Prolonged disruptions at Kazakhstan’s main export terminal and a power outage at its largest oil field further tightened light crude markets early in the year.
The plan is to pump thousands of tonnes of climate-warming CO2 into the old oil field.
From BBC
Analysts and energy executives have estimated that rehabilitating Venezuela’s oil field could require $10 billion a year for many years, The Wall Street Journal reported, and much of that money would be spent with oilfield-service companies for equipment and technical knowledge.
Supply disruptions at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, along with limited export shipments through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, also helped to support physical oil prices.
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