Supermajor
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Any of the world's largest privately owned oil and gas companies.
"Mr. Freeman prefers smaller yet still diversified companies with stronger growth profiles than the supermajors, like Apache, which has interests in natural gas as well as oil, and Occidental Petroleum, which produces oil, gas and chemicals. […] “The supermajors are still a great place to be because they’re starting to bring large projects on line that have been years in the making,” she said."
- 2 A very large soldier ant, bigger than a major.
- 1 Very major; of great significance or importance. not-comparable
- 2 An interval larger in size than a major interval but smaller than the next largest minor interval. not-comparable
Synonyms
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More examples"Mr. Freeman prefers smaller yet still diversified companies with stronger growth profiles than the supermajors, like Apache, which has interests in natural gas as well as oil, and Occidental Petroleum, which produces oil, gas and chemicals. […] “The supermajors are still a great place to be because they’re starting to bring large projects on line that have been years in the making,” she said."
Etymology
From super- + major.
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