oil company

noun

A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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petroleum company
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Meanings

nounoil company (plural oil companies)

plural oil companies

  1. A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

    After the war, the invaluable experience gained with mass production of the TP engines saw Davey Paxman in a favourable position to supply such units almost "off the shelf", a facility found to be of great value by oil companies engaged in well-drilling; [...].

    1964 May, R. K. Evans, “The Ventura—Paxman's high-speed engine”, in Modern Railways, page 328

    Synonyms: petroleum company

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

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petroleum company

Translations

Catalan petroliera
  • petrolieraa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Chinese Mandarin 石油公司
  • 石油公司 (shíyóu gōngsī)a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Finnish öljy-yhtiö
  • öljy-yhtiöa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
French pétrolière, compagnie pétrolière
  • pétrolièrea company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • compagnie pétrolièrea company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
German Mineralölunternehmen, Erdölunternehmen
  • Mineralölunternehmena company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Erdölunternehmena company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Ölunternehmena company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Mineralölgesellschafta company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Erdölgesellschafta company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • Ölgesellschafta company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Hungarian olajtársaság, olajvállalat
  • olajtársasága company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • olajvállalata company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • olajcéga company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • olajipari társaság/vállalat/céga company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Italian compagnia petrolifera
  • compagnia petroliferaa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Portuguese petrolífera, petroleira
  • petrolíferaa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • petroleiraa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Spanish petrolera, compañía petrolera
  • petroleraa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • compañía petroleraa company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Swedish oljebolag, oljeföretag
  • oljebolaga company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • oljeföretaga company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
  • bensinbolaga company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil
Cite this entry
APA

oil company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20company

MLA

“oil company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20company. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil company,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20company.

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