oil production
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3.4
- noun
- /ɔɪl prəˈdʌkʃən/
- Specialized
:
producción de petróleo
- Despite criticism of foreign presence in the Kingdom, the King allows commercial oil production to begin.
- domestic oil production
- crude oil production
- increase oil production
We blew them out of the water with oil production, and we're buying less oil from them.
- We blew them out of the water with oil production, and we're buying less oil from them.
- But some people believe that you can do so stopping oil production and stopping mining, etcetera.
- Well, because of California's success of reducing oil production, we have been reducing oil production year after year after year after year.
- Unfortunately, since their oil price cut, oil prices or oil production cut, excuse me, oil prices have actually come down.
Examples
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Only the Republic of Kazakhstan has any significant oil production capabilities at present.
Academic text (1992) -
In all likelihood, Omani oil production will continue to decline.
Academic text (2008) -
24 Thus, the total value of Egyptian oil production was approximately $6 billion.
Academic text (1995) -
Meanwhile, governments have gotten involved in several ways, especially in countries where oil production has been important.
Academic text (1999) -
There has been more oil production and exportation than before.
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In most developing countries, oil production, consumption, and pricing are generally regulated by the government.
Academic text (1990) -
As late as the 1970s, Western corporations controlled well over half of the world's oil production.
Academic text (2008) -
As it stands, Xinjiang accounts for less than seven percent of China's oil production.
Academic text (1996) -
Between 1980 and 2000, Alaska accounted for an average of one-fifth of U.S. oil production.
Academic text (2012) -
Right now, American oil production is the highest that it's been in eight years.
How Much
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the process of extracting petroleum' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'oil' (petroleum/fuel) with 'production' (the process of producing something). This noun-noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (product/process) and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Oil production comes from the simple picture of getting oil out of the ground: people drill wells and pump it up through pipes. So, oil production means the 'work' or 'process' of getting and preparing oil for use.