oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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It is involved in overlapping territorial disputes about oil fields, water resources, and maritime boundaries.
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
The traditional business, which focuses on crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), includes wells in five of the largest California oil fields.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Iran’s drones and missiles are aimed at Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, and the biggest threat to the kingdom is, and has been for at least three decades, the possibility that Iran would destroy or disrupt its energy industry.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Young adults from El Paso who work in oil fields close to Gaines County were among those infected this spring.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
The traditional business, which focuses on crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), includes wells in five of the largest California oil fields.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Iran’s drones and missiles are aimed at Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, and the biggest threat to the kingdom is, and has been for at least three decades, the possibility that Iran would destroy or disrupt its energy industry.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Young adults from El Paso who work in oil fields close to Gaines County were among those infected this spring.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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