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onshore

[on-shawr, -shohr, awn-] / ˈɒnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɔn- /
ADJECTIVE
coastal
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“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

TotalEnergies said it agreed to sell a 50% stake in European onshore solar and wind assets to private-equity firm KKR.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Among those on the list was Pacific Coast Energy, a little-known California firm that invests in mature onshore fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

"When conditions are right, particularly after periods of persistent onshore winds, thousands can be washed up along our shores," she said.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

He spent the day there, and that afternoon he found something else that had floated onshore.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney



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