oilfield

Example Sentences

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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

Baker Hughes climbed 3% after the oilfield drilling company beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Sunday.

From Barron's • 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