oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Those oil fields have not benefited the people of Venezuela in over a decade.
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ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026
It's destroyed, all those oil fields that used to produce a lot and wealth for their country and their people.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Set amid the scorching oil fields of West Texas, Landman is filled with misogyny and misaligned masculinity.
—Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
Prior to that, American companies had had a much larger presence in the country’s oil fields.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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ABC News, 4 Jan. 2026
It's destroyed, all those oil fields that used to produce a lot and wealth for their country and their people.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Set amid the scorching oil fields of West Texas, Landman is filled with misogyny and misaligned masculinity.
—Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
Prior to that, American companies had had a much larger presence in the country’s oil fields.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oil field
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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