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  • noun Alternative spelling of oil field.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)

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Examples

  • The fund, which its co-managers say is small because it hasn't gained national attention, has its biggest holdings — besides McDonald's at 3.5% and Chevron at 3.1% — in oilfield-services company Schlumberger Ltd., at 3.3%, Occidental Petroleum Corp., at 3.3%, and Procter & Gamble Co., at 3.2%.

    Options Pay Dividends for Fund Brendan Conway 2010

  • Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    Economy-overview 2008

  • Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    Azerbaijan 2008

  • (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Negotiation of production-sharing arrangements (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • (PSAs) with foreign firms, which have thus far committed $60 billion to long-term oilfield development, should generate the funds needed to spur future industrial development.

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Further impetus has been provided by the end of long-term oilfield leases that were granted to Shell and other western rivals such as Exxon Mobil and Chevron.

    Thisday Online 2009

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