"oil company" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oil companies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oil company (plural oil companies)
  1. A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.) Categories (topical): Petrochemistry Synonyms: petroleum company Translations (a company which trades, extracts or processes petroleum or oil): öljy-yhtiö (Finnish), pétrolière [feminine] (French), compagnie pétrolière [feminine] (French), petroleira [feminine] (Galician), compañía petroleira [feminine] (Galician), Mineralölunternehmen [neuter] (German), Erdölunternehmen [neuter] (German), Ölunternehmen [neuter] (German), Mineralölgesellschaft [feminine] (German), Erdölgesellschaft [feminine] (German), Ölgesellschaft [feminine] (German), olajtársaság (Hungarian), olajvállalat (Hungarian), olajcég (Hungarian), olajipari társaság/vállalat/cég (Hungarian), compagnie petrolifere [feminine] (Italian), нафтена компанија (naftena kompanija) [feminine] (Macedonian), petrolífera [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), petroleira [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), petrolera [feminine] (Spanish), compañía petrolera [feminine] (Spanish)

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