oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Basra’s Zubair oil field, once producing around 400,000 barrels per day, has seen output drop to roughly 250,000, officials said.
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The following days included Kuwait International Airport and parts of the Greater Burgan oil field, as well as Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Running the breadth of the Arabian Peninsula from the massive oil fields in the east of the country to the industrial port city of Yanbu, the pipeline is more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) long.
—Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
So if the strait is poised to reopen soon, and oil fields and facilities in the Gulf region haven't been damaged too severely and can restart production within a few weeks … well, then, prices shouldn't go crazy at all.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The following days included Kuwait International Airport and parts of the Greater Burgan oil field, as well as Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Running the breadth of the Arabian Peninsula from the massive oil fields in the east of the country to the industrial port city of Yanbu, the pipeline is more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) long.
—Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
So if the strait is poised to reopen soon, and oil fields and facilities in the Gulf region haven't been damaged too severely and can restart production within a few weeks … well, then, prices shouldn't go crazy at all.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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