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oil well

noun as in hole to extract oil

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In June the UK Supreme Court ruled in a separate case, involving plans to drill an oil well near London's Gatwick Airport, that both types of emissions should be included in an environmental impact assessment.

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“If a company is drilling for oil in California, they should be responsible for cleaning and closing that oil well,” she said.

Today’s judgement relates to the Horse Hill oil well in Surrey.

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“When you ask a person what belongs in a community, not a lot of people will say an oil well.”

But perhaps that oil well is running a little low on reserves, because tech firms are increasingly looking at subscriptions as an alternative offer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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