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Hess has a 30% stake in the oil patch, while Exxon leads the project with 45% and CNOOC maintains 25%.
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Spencer Kimball,sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 July 2025
Even though President Donald Trump vowed to usher in a period of American energy dominance, the administration’s trade war and OPEC’s production hikes have cast a shadow over the oil patch.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
A lot has changed in the oil patch since Trump’s first victory, in 2016.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
During his tumultuous tenure at the family business, George had always sought to make a name for himself outside the oil patches.
—Bill Keenan, airmail.news, 17 Feb. 2024
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Spencer Kimball,sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 July 2025
Even though President Donald Trump vowed to usher in a period of American energy dominance, the administration’s trade war and OPEC’s production hikes have cast a shadow over the oil patch.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
A lot has changed in the oil patch since Trump’s first victory, in 2016.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
During his tumultuous tenure at the family business, George had always sought to make a name for himself outside the oil patches.
—Bill Keenan, airmail.news, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Oil patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20patch. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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