oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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An hour earlier, two explosive drones struck an oil field run by Norwegian firm DNO in the Peshkhabour area of the Zakho Independent Administration.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Germany’s push into the Soviet Union during World War II was a desperate bid to capture the oil fields of the Caucasus.
—Thais Lopez Vogel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
In Los Angeles, the boom translated to an influx of new workers who had moved west, seduced by the lure of movies as much as the location’s oil fields and automobile manufacturers, and the city saw its population double between 1920 and 1925.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Rather, they’re being used to guard oil fields, build foreign infrastructure and protect the financial interests of the corporate elite.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Germany’s push into the Soviet Union during World War II was a desperate bid to capture the oil fields of the Caucasus.
—Thais Lopez Vogel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
In Los Angeles, the boom translated to an influx of new workers who had moved west, seduced by the lure of movies as much as the location’s oil fields and automobile manufacturers, and the city saw its population double between 1920 and 1925.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Rather, they’re being used to guard oil fields, build foreign infrastructure and protect the financial interests of the corporate elite.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 21 June 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 22 Jul. 2025.
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