oil field

noun

1. an area in which there are large deposits of oil.

oil field

1. An area with reserves of recoverable petroleum, especially one with several oil-producing wells.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oil field¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Backed by private-equity firms BP Energy Partners in Dallas and Anchorage-based McKinley Alaska Private Investment, Alyeschem is developing the roughly $150 million project on Alaska’s North Slope, home to Prudhoe Bay, the largest oil field in North America, to serve energy companies operating there.

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A choir performed reworked Christmas carols, adapting the lyrics to voice opposition to the Rosebank oil field, located west of the Shetland Isles.

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A group of children chanted "Stop Rosebank, the planet is for everyone" - in reference to the UK's largest undeveloped oil field - as they moved through the city centre.

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Suriname is planning to bring a new oil field onstream in 2028, targeting a production of 220,000 barrels per day, compared to under 6,000 currently.

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In October, OPEC+ production fell by 550,000 barrels a day after surging by more than 1 million barrels a day in September, while non-OPEC supply rose as North Sea and Canadian barrels came back online following seasonal oil field maintenance.

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