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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As more oilfields were discovered, petroleum products increased by more than 16 times in the 1920s.
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Five more oilfields were producing oil from the North Sea continental shelf in 1976, including the massive Brent and Alpha fields.
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In particular the positions around the vital bridges across the river lying between the oilfields and the enemy must be secured.
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The oilfield was close to the Los Padres National Forest, then tinder dry.
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The Gurkhas occupy a depth position around the oilfields.
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The purpose of the visit was to review North Sea technologies with a view to utilising them in their own oilfields.
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The Wytch Farm oilfield started production from the Bridport reservoir at the rate of 4000 barrels a day in 1978.