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Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
That certainly has been the case with orphaned oil wells, which also were built with promises of safety.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Idle oil wells cleanup Senate Bill 47 raises the cap on how much money from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund can be spent to plug and cleanup deserted oil wells, according to the California State Senate website.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The sheriff's office said the explosion happened at an oil well site.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
That certainly has been the case with orphaned oil wells, which also were built with promises of safety.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Idle oil wells cleanup Senate Bill 47 raises the cap on how much money from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund can be spent to plug and cleanup deserted oil wells, according to the California State Senate website.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The sheriff's office said the explosion happened at an oil well site.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Oil well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20well. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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