oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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The Permian Basin — the country’s largest oil field, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border — was estimated by a 2024 study to emit the second-most methane of any oil field in the world.
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
In 1980, when Iraq’s president, Saddam Hussein, seized oil fields on the Iranian border, under the assumption that Iran was too distracted to object, Iran saw an opportunity to pivot to fighting external enemies.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
His administration is also proposing to temporarily streamline approvals of new oil wells in existing oil fields in an effort to maintain a stable fuel supply.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
This could be an alternative to the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline that connects oil fields in Basra to Ceyhan, bypassing Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdistan region entirely.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
In 1980, when Iraq’s president, Saddam Hussein, seized oil fields on the Iranian border, under the assumption that Iran was too distracted to object, Iran saw an opportunity to pivot to fighting external enemies.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
His administration is also proposing to temporarily streamline approvals of new oil wells in existing oil fields in an effort to maintain a stable fuel supply.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
This could be an alternative to the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline that connects oil fields in Basra to Ceyhan, bypassing Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdistan region entirely.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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