Unit 1 The oil industryOil fields

Word

Definition Translation

control (v) to have the power to decide what will happen in an organisation or place

extract (v) to remove something from a place, often using a tool or machine

oil (n) a thick dark liquid from under the ground used to make petrol

oil field (n) an area where there is a lot of oil under the ground

refine (v) to use an industrial process to make a natural substance, for example oil, more pure

search (for) (v) to try to find something or someone

supervise (v) to be in charge of an activity or person, making sure that work is done properly or people behave correctly

sure (adj) certain about something

think (v) to have an opinion about someone or something

transport (v) [British English] a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another[= transportation American English]

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