oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Each year, Texas oil and gas wells generate more than 12 billion barrels of wastewater — 4 billion of them in the Permian alone, more than all other U.S. oil fields combined.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Arguably, if sanctions on oil field services and equipment are lifted, that can be partly or largely reversed, but only with a lag.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
His plane was limping back from a bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Romania.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
For this reason, this deal has attracted intense scrutiny, as public finances heavily rely on revenues from this single oil field.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
Arguably, if sanctions on oil field services and equipment are lifted, that can be partly or largely reversed, but only with a lag.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
His plane was limping back from a bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Romania.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
For this reason, this deal has attracted intense scrutiny, as public finances heavily rely on revenues from this single oil field.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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