Oilfield

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of oil field. alt-of, alternative

    "Conoco on Monday announced a $9.7 billion all-stock takeover of Concho Resources (CXO), a fracker squarely focused on the Permian Basin, the massive West Texas oilfield at the heart of the shale revolution."

  2. 2
    a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) wordnet

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"Conoco on Monday announced a $9.7 billion all-stock takeover of Concho Resources (CXO), a fracker squarely focused on the Permian Basin, the massive West Texas oilfield at the heart of the shale revolution."

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