oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Key to striking oil was convincing Billy Bob Thornton, after a memorable cameo in 1883, to play the oil field fixer Tommy Norris, the catalyst for an exploration into a boom-or-bust world that had been relatively unexploited for its dramatic potential.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
One runs the bank that takes in oil payments from abroad and the other controls the oil fields.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Each year, Texas oil and gas wells generate more than 12 billion barrels of wastewater — 4 billion of them in the Permian alone, more than all other U.S. oil fields combined.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Arguably, if sanctions on oil field services and equipment are lifted, that can be partly or largely reversed, but only with a lag.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
One runs the bank that takes in oil payments from abroad and the other controls the oil fields.
—Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Each year, Texas oil and gas wells generate more than 12 billion barrels of wastewater — 4 billion of them in the Permian alone, more than all other U.S. oil fields combined.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Arguably, if sanctions on oil field services and equipment are lifted, that can be partly or largely reversed, but only with a lag.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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