oilfield

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Producers have shut in or reduced output at several oilfields in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq following a halt to the northern export pipeline.

From Reuters

The abandoned wells can leak oilfield brine and cancer-causing chemicals that are components of crude oil, such as benzene.

From Seattle Times

The area is also home to oil refineries, railyards, chemical facilities, and an oilfield.

From Salon

Those decisions will be harder to execute because both companies operate large projects in Russia; BP is a passive shareholder in Rosneft, although it has a joint oilfields project with the Russian firm.

From Reuters

Gulf oilfields, with their proximity to onshore refineries and gas processing plants, are "the closest thing the energy industry has to farm-to-table" restaurant, said Bill Langin, Shell's senior vice president of deepwater exploration.

From Reuters