oilfield

Example Sentences

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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

The oilfield services company posted fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ forecasts.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 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