oilfield
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Iraqi authorities condemned a series of attacks targeting key facilities and diplomatic missions including the Majnoon oilfield and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, according to the Journal External link.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
A significant ramp in oil production would provide opportunities across Baker Hughes’ oilfield services business as well as in its industrial and energy technology unit, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country's largest oilfield.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Historically, independents first de-risk geology and operations of an oilfield, and their work creates a bridge for larger companies once uncertainty has been reduced.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
A person misplaced, disorganized, miscalculated, overlooked everything and opened every loophole, and just when he thought he had it made, the government gave him a lake or a forest or an oilfield and spoiled everything.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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