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- noun informal The oil and gas industry.
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Examples
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The trade surplus will drop precipitously as the oilpatch is dismantled.
800-pound gorilla 2005
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Take for example the case of a Saskatoon company that built trailers for the oilpatch.
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Take for example the case of a Saskatoon company that built trailers for the oilpatch.
Employment Lawsuits Will Rise in Recession : Law is Cool 2009
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The comments thread for that blog post went nuts, and eventually devolved into a mishmash of insults, pseudo-lesbian flirting, and an explanation of a disgusting game played by oilpatch workers called "Soggy Cracker."
You really taught KG a lesson there, girls Tyler 2009
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The comments thread for that blog post went nuts, and eventually devolved into a mishmash of insults, pseudo-lesbian flirting, and an explanation of a disgusting game played by oilpatch workers called "Soggy Cracker."
Archive 2009-05-10 Tyler 2009
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Nice to know a fellow RedStater is in the oilpatch.
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As you know, he recently retired as president and CEO of EnCana Corporation after an outstanding 30-year career in the oilpatch.
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The Ed effect has gone toxic in the heart of the oilpatch, a doorstep rejection of Mr. Stelmach's folksy, low-coherence sincerity as the sign of someone in well over his head politically and out of touch with urban Alberta personally ...
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Williams to oilpatch: closed until further notice...
Countries respond to Al Queda threats to US oil supplies Ed Hollett 2007
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Williams to oilpatch: closed until further notice...
Sanford Limited acknowledges purchase offer Ed Hollett 2007
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