oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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The missile and drone interceptions over the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait appear to be in response to the attacks that have hit Iranian oil fields, threatening a fragile ceasefire.
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Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
New homes, new faces Weld County Commissioner Scott James, 63, grew up in LaSalle and has had a front row seat in the county’s transformation from farm and oil fields into Colorado’s fastest growing county.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Their interests aren’t served when Iranian missiles and drones target Qatari natural gas facilities, Saudi refineries and Kuwaiti oil fields.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
On September 23, 1980, one day after launching airstrikes on Iran, Iraqi ground forces crossed into Khuzestan, a strategic western province that contained Iran’s largest oil field and a considerable number of Iranian Arabs, a minority in the country.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
New homes, new faces Weld County Commissioner Scott James, 63, grew up in LaSalle and has had a front row seat in the county’s transformation from farm and oil fields into Colorado’s fastest growing county.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Their interests aren’t served when Iranian missiles and drones target Qatari natural gas facilities, Saudi refineries and Kuwaiti oil fields.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
On September 23, 1980, one day after launching airstrikes on Iran, Iraqi ground forces crossed into Khuzestan, a strategic western province that contained Iran’s largest oil field and a considerable number of Iranian Arabs, a minority in the country.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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