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oilfield

NOUN
oil well
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Many oilfield services companies were exposed to halted oil production and energy infrastructure damage in the Middle East.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

Attacks targeted Iraq’s Majnoon oilfield and a tanker near Fujairah, U.A.E., leading to the suspension of loading berths.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

The rig sits over an almost-depleted oilfield that's about to get a second life as a massive carbon storage project called Greensand Future.

From BBC Jan. 29, 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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