oilfield

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Elsewhere, Abu Dhabi authorities said Thursday they had intercepted missiles External link targeting Habshan gas facilities and the Bab oilfield, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Abu Dhabi media officials.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

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

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