oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Silhouetted against the predawn light of the West Texas sky, a group of oil field workers got ready for the tough job ahead on a September day — cleaning up a spill on a rig outside of Odessa — speaking a mix of English and Spanish.
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Robert Gebeloff, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Vasquez announced details of the health compensation bill at a gathering in Hobbs, accompanied by advocates for the immigrant-rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido, amid testimonials from oil field workers and their spouses — speaking in Spanish — about frustrations with working conditions.
—Morgan Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Energy Alaska regulators on Wednesday ordered ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. to pay nearly $1 million in penalties for a well blowout that led to a weekslong release of natural gas and a brief evacuation at the company’s Alpine oil field.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
This meant that when oil fields were discovered under the reservation just a few years later, the Osage became some of the wealthiest people in the world.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
Our community members deal with the abnormally higher rates of asthma and cancer and other autoimmune disorders from working oil fields.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2023
The acquisition of Hess will add a major oil field in Guyana as well as shale properties in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota to Chevron's portfolio.
—CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
Set in the 1920s, the crime drama epic revolves around the killing spree of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, who reside on priceless oil fields.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
The White House had ration cards printed in secret (fortunately never used), and President Richard Nixon contemplated military action to seize oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.
—Arthur Herman, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
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Robert Gebeloff, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Vasquez announced details of the health compensation bill at a gathering in Hobbs, accompanied by advocates for the immigrant-rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido, amid testimonials from oil field workers and their spouses — speaking in Spanish — about frustrations with working conditions.
—Morgan Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Energy Alaska regulators on Wednesday ordered ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. to pay nearly $1 million in penalties for a well blowout that led to a weekslong release of natural gas and a brief evacuation at the company’s Alpine oil field.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
This meant that when oil fields were discovered under the reservation just a few years later, the Osage became some of the wealthiest people in the world.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
Our community members deal with the abnormally higher rates of asthma and cancer and other autoimmune disorders from working oil fields.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2023
The acquisition of Hess will add a major oil field in Guyana as well as shale properties in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota to Chevron's portfolio.
—CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
Set in the 1920s, the crime drama epic revolves around the killing spree of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, who reside on priceless oil fields.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
The White House had ration cards printed in secret (fortunately never used), and President Richard Nixon contemplated military action to seize oil fields in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.
—Arthur Herman, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
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1863, in the meaning defined above
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oil field
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: a region rich in oil deposits
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