oil field
noun
: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially
: one that has been brought into production
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Iran also attacked Saudi Arabia's vast Eastern Province, home to many of its oil fields, as well as Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Iran also attacked Saudi Arabia’s vast Eastern Province, home to many of its oil fields, as well as Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
During the Gulf War in 1991, downwind countries experienced similar polluted rain as Kuwait’s oil fields burned.
—Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
But — as happened in Kuwait during the Gulf War 35 years ago — oil fields can burn for months, said Adams.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Iran also attacked Saudi Arabia’s vast Eastern Province, home to many of its oil fields, as well as Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
During the Gulf War in 1991, downwind countries experienced similar polluted rain as Kuwait’s oil fields burned.
—Armin Sorooshian, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
But — as happened in Kuwait during the Gulf War 35 years ago — oil fields can burn for months, said Adams.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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