oil patch

American  

noun

Slang.

1. an area in which oil is produced.

2. the petroleum industry.

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Etymology

Origin of oil patch

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

But there are winners beyond the oil patch.

From Barron's

So investors looking for winners in this tough stock market don’t have to limit themselves to the oil patch.

From Barron's

Thornton, whose voice accompanies images of an export facility being built, is associated with the oil patch these days, thanks to his role in the TV series “Landman.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They have doubled down on existing partnerships with big oil-and-gas producers in the Middle East, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, while also focusing on smaller-scale drilling in the American oil patch.

From The Wall Street Journal

The agreement sets conditions under which Ottawa could back a new oil-carrying pipeline connecting Alberta’s oil patch to the Pacific Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal