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oilfield

NOUN
oil well
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“I expect the work to restore production, rebuild inventories and strengthen energy security will drive multiyear demand growth for oilfield services.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A British and Israeli partnership due to begin exploration work on the Sea Lion oilfield said it didn't expect recent developments to affect its work in the region.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Sea Lion oilfield, around 130 miles from the islands, contains an estimated 1.7 billion barrels of oil - described by Rockhopper as a field containing "highly marketable crude".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

While at Schlumberger, he worked for four years at an oilfield in Oman, where he had to write a daily summary of operations that was read by many colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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


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