oilfield

/ ˈɔɪlˌfiːld /

noun

1. an area containing reserves of petroleum, esp one that is already being exploited

Example Sentences

Stricken with grief, he drifted for a while, finding work in the Californian oilfields - before travelling to Paris and Florence, where he studied art.

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The Piper oilfield lies about halfway between Scotland the west coast of Norway.

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The Aberdeen-based group, which provides oilfield and engineering services, warned in April that it had to restate its accounts from previous years.

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Hassen was previously chief finance officer for Basin Holdings, “a global diversified oilfield/industrial supply and services company,” according to his LinkedIn page.

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Assets like oilfields were already factored in under the rules - last updated in 2008.

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Related Words

• gusher 
• oil rig