gas field
Noun
Meaning
gas field (plural gas fields)
An area of land or seabed where natural gas can be extracted in commercially viable quantities.
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Examples
A company has called off its purchase of a central Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been investigating groundwater pollution and is preparing to release a report soon on the possible sources.
In 1951 the Lacq gas field was discovered whose extracted sulphur and associated oil are shipped from the port of Bayonne.
After months of talks with local tax authorities, Woodside has officially withdrawn its interest in Israel’s Leviathan gas field.
“A lot of young guys come home to work in the oil and gas field, and they’ve had great interest in starting up ball teams.”
Ambitious projects have included the construction of industrial facilities on the Galkynysh gas field, modernization of the oil refinery in Turkmenbashi and construction of a gas chemical plant in Kiyanly.
Most of Iran’s condensate is the by-product of the non-associated gas in the giant South Pars giant gas field, shared with Qatar.