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In the oil patch, SLB and rival Halliburton — arms dealers for the companies doing the drilling — will shine a light on energy demand and infrastructure dynamics in the wake of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Seng said the mission is clear: prepare the next generation to step into the oil patch as veteran workers retire.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026
Set in modern-day West Texas, Landman follows crisis executive Tommy Norris, played by Thornton, who is trying to secure land and manage his crew in an oil patch in the Permian Basin.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Nov. 2025
Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a savvy landman managing an oil patch for tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2026
Seng said the mission is clear: prepare the next generation to step into the oil patch as veteran workers retire.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2026
Set in modern-day West Texas, Landman follows crisis executive Tommy Norris, played by Thornton, who is trying to secure land and manage his crew in an oil patch in the Permian Basin.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Nov. 2025
Landman stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a savvy landman managing an oil patch for tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Oil patch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20patch. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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