What does oil exploration mean?

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oil ex·plo·ration

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  1. oil exploration

    Hydrocarbon exploration (or oil and gas exploration) is the search by petroleum geologists and geophysicists for deposits of hydrocarbons, particularly petroleum and natural gas, in the Earth's crust using petroleum geology.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oil exploration in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oil exploration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of oil exploration in a Sentence

  1. Ron Ness:

    This is just an effort on OPEC's part to see if they can outlast shale oil exploration and production in the United States, it's a strong signal back to Congress that it needs to find a way to get that crude oil export ban eliminated.

  2. Amin Nasser:

    If we look at the long-term situation of oil supplies, for example, the picture is becoming increasingly worrying, financial investors are shying away from making much needed large investments in oil exploration, long-term development and the related infrastructure.  Investments in smaller increments such as shale oil will just not cut it.

  3. Economy Minister Tomislav Panenic:

    There are no plans for oil exploration in the Adriatic.

  4. Barack Obama:

    I share people's concerns about offshore drilling. I remember the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico all too well, that's precisely why my administration has worked to make sure that our oil exploration conducted under these leases is done at the highest standards possible.

  5. Amin Nasser:

    Financial investors are shying away from making much needed large investments in oil exploration, long-term development and the related infrastructure.  Investments in smaller increments such as shale oil will just not cut it.


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