oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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But most analysts say Iran can probably avoid shutting down wells since a significant amount of its oil can be consumed domestically, allowing most oil fields to keep operating.
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Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 10 May 2026
If Iran cannot export oil or find additional storage capacity, it may be forced either to shut down wells, risking long-term damage to oil fields, or dispose of excess crude in ways that could trigger environmental fallout across the Gulf.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
There have been – oil fields that have been just shut in because there's no place to store the oil.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
China reached record-high oil production last year, as companies pumped more from aging oil fields, put new technology to use on sprawling offshore reserves in China’s Bohai Sea, and continued to drill boreholes miles deep into oilfields in far western Xinjiang in search of more supplies.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 10 May 2026
If Iran cannot export oil or find additional storage capacity, it may be forced either to shut down wells, risking long-term damage to oil fields, or dispose of excess crude in ways that could trigger environmental fallout across the Gulf.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
There have been – oil fields that have been just shut in because there's no place to store the oil.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
China reached record-high oil production last year, as companies pumped more from aging oil fields, put new technology to use on sprawling offshore reserves in China’s Bohai Sea, and continued to drill boreholes miles deep into oilfields in far western Xinjiang in search of more supplies.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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