oilfield
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- noun
- /ˈɔɪlˌfiːld/
- Specialized
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campo petrolífero
- The company plans to invest in the new oilfield to increase production of crude oil.
- oilfield drilling
- oilfield production
Examples
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If they can make a society, they get to develop the oilfields, etc.
Blog text (24) -
Safaniya is not only Saudi Arabia's second most productive oilfield, it is also the world's largest offshore oilfield...
Blog text (22) -
Right where the oilfields begin.
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The computer felt that the Iraqis would have maintained control of the oilfield.
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Millions of dollars a year from our oilfields at Rumaila.
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The other allegedly threatens the oilfields of the Middle East.
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At the same time, its largest oilfields are maturing and production has peaked.
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Today, geologists can gauge the decline of oilfields in a region by using the Hubbert Model.
Academic text (2007) -
His sons and grandsons made more money by investing in the brand-new oilfields of the Gulf and Texas.
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Major oil companies such as ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and BP operate engineering centers there, as do oilfield service companies such as Schlumberger, Halliburton, and Weatherford.
Academic text (2011)
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Etymology
The word oilfield is made from the two common words oil and field. The field part means 'open land', so an oilfield is an area on land or under the sea where oil is found and taken out.