oilfield
Example Sentences
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Some left for the oilfield to make more money and returned with high payments on new pickups, but couldn’t find ranch work.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The rig sits over an almost-depleted oilfield that's about to get a second life as a massive carbon storage project called Greensand Future.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Oil futures settled higher on reports of a production halt in Kazakhstan’s major Tengiz oilfield due to power-grid interruptions, while broader geopolitical tensions continued to keep prices bid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 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
