oilfield

Example Sentences

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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

Some left for the oilfield to make more money and returned with high payments on new pickups, but couldn’t find ranch work.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 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

Oil futures settled higher on reports of a production halt in Kazakhstan’s major Tengiz oilfield due to power-grid interruptions, while broader geopolitical tensions continued to keep prices bid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 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