oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Prior to that, American companies had had a much larger presence in the country’s oil fields.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
As of December 2025, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces appear to be making gains, seizing a key oil field in central Sudan and forcing the retreat of the Sudanese Armed Forces in key cities in the country’s west.
—Christopher Tounsel, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
But while everyone else in his onscreen family is always dressed in their southern best, it is often remarked that Cooper — who is frequently toiling at the oil fields — smells bad or needs a shower and deodorant.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
Analysts see stability coming for oil field services stocks.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
As of December 2025, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces appear to be making gains, seizing a key oil field in central Sudan and forcing the retreat of the Sudanese Armed Forces in key cities in the country’s west.
—Christopher Tounsel, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
But while everyone else in his onscreen family is always dressed in their southern best, it is often remarked that Cooper — who is frequently toiling at the oil fields — smells bad or needs a shower and deodorant.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
Analysts see stability coming for oil field services stocks.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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