oilfield

Example Sentences

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The oilfield service firm added that its 2026 outlook for the business fundamentals “remains unchanged, excluding the ongoing impacts in the Middle East.”

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Many oilfield services companies were exposed to halted oil production and energy infrastructure damage in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Syrian troops seized control of the Omar facility, the country's largest oilfield, after the SDF pulled back.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 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

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