oilfield

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, Abu Dhabi authorities said Thursday they had intercepted missiles External link targeting Habshan gas facilities and the Bab oilfield, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Abu Dhabi media officials.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Attacks targeted Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield and a tanker near Fujairah, U.A.E., leading to the suspension of loading berths.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country's largest oilfield.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Historically, independents first de-risk geology and operations of an oilfield, and their work creates a bridge for larger companies once uncertainty has been reduced.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

A person misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole, and just when he thought he had it made, the government gave him a lake or a forest or an oilfield and spoiled everything.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller