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gas field

American  

noun

  1. a district yielding natural gas.


Etymology

Origin of gas field

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Production at Qatargas 3, a Qatari gas field that ConocoPhillips is deeply invested in, has halted due to Iranian missiles.

From Barron's

Production at Qatargas 3, a Qatari gas field that ConocoPhillips is deeply invested in, has halted due to Iranian missiles.

From Barron's

Oil giant Shell has long planned to develop a natural gas field located between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago.

From BBC

“Meanwhile, Iran has stopped gas exports to Turkey following an Israeli strike on its South Pars gas field last week.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Occidental Petroleum OXY 1.90%increase; green up pointing triangle , another U.S. oil producer, has a large stake in the U.A.E.’s Shah gas field, which suspended production after an Iranian drone attack.

From The Wall Street Journal