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单词 oilfield
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oilfield

(ɔɪlfiːld) also oil field
Word forms: plural oilfields
countable noun
An oilfield is an area of land or sea under which there is oil.

oilfield in British English

(ˈɔɪlˌfiːld)
noun
an area containing reserves of petroleum, esp one that is already being exploited

oilfield in the Oil and Gas Industry

(ɔɪlfild)
Word forms: (regular plural) oilfields
noun
(Extractive engineering: Exploration)
An oilfield is a reservoir of hydrocarbons which is sealed by impermeable rock, especially one that is big enough to exploit.
Once an oilfield is in production, the oil is extracted and its place in the pore spaces of the reservoirrock is taken by inflowing groundwater.
An oilfield contains one or more pools related to a common geological feature.
An oilfield is a reservoir of hydrocarbons which is sealed by impermeable rock, especially onethat is big enough to exploit.

Examples of 'oilfield' in a sentence
oilfield

Britain's oilfield services companies are all about to get hit between the eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A vast new oilfield off the coast of Brazil could contain up to two billion barrels of crude.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It had discovered the largest oilfield in North America.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But it is little short of astonishing to see one of the world's largest oilfields closed after the detection of a spill of this size.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The world's largest oilfield services company said that it would reduce the size of its marine seismic fleet and write down the value of six ships.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Halliburton: The oilfield services company reported a drop in quarterly profit and had a weak outlook as energy companies cut spending.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
oilfield

British English: oilfield NOUN
An oilfield is an area of land or sea under which there is oil.
  • American English: oilfield
  • Brazilian Portuguese: campo petrolífero
  • Chinese: 油田
  • European Spanish: campo petrolífero
  • French: gisement de pétrole
  • German: Ölfeld
  • Italian: giacimento petrolifero
  • Japanese: 油田
  • Korean: 유전
  • European Portuguese: campo petrolífero
  • Latin American Spanish: campo petrolífero
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