What does oil production mean?

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oil pro·duc·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boring, drilling, oil productionnoun

    the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

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  1. oil production

    Petroleum is a fossil fuel that can be drawn from beneath the earth's surface. Reservoirs of petroleum was formed through the mixture of plants, algae, and sediments in shallow seas under high pressure. Petroleum is mostly recovered from oil drilling. Seismic surveys and other methods are used to locate oil reservoirs. Oil rigs and oil platforms are used to drill long holes into the earth to create an oil well and extract petroleum. After extraction, oil is refined to make gasoline and other products such as tires and refrigerators. Extraction of petroleum can be dangerous and have led to oil spills.

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  1. oil production

    Oil production refers to the process of extracting and refining crude oil from underground reservoirs. This involves several stages such as exploration, drilling, and extraction, followed by refining and processing into various products like gasoline, diesel, lubricants, and other petroleum products. Oil production is a major global industry, with many countries relying heavily on it for their energy needs.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oil production in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oil production in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of oil production in a Sentence

  1. Incoming OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo:

    Government is negotiating and we are seeing positive results. I remain confident that through this resolution stable and permanent solution will be found. I have been told (oil) production is beginning to rise again.

  2. Derek Cummings:

    Oil production in Alberta will continue to grow, production may grow at a slightly slower pace ... but we see the oil sands as being resilient.

  3. Van Beurden:

    The theory also ignores the reality of our industry and as a matter of fact it actually risks distraction from the real issues around energy transition needs, if there will be no further investments in oil production, the gap between supply and demand could be 70 million barrels per day by 2040 ... we will need sustained and substantial investment just to meet the demand to fuel economic growth especially in the developing world.

  4. Alexander Shpilman:

    Russia is able to cut oil production without any damage to the layers of soil, depleted wells have already been shut, there is nothing catastrophic about that.

  5. Amin Nasser:

    We plan to invest more than $300 billion over the coming decade to reinforce our pre-eminent position in oil, maintain our spare oil production capacity, and pursue a large exploration and production program centering on conventional and unconventional gas resources.


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