Unit 1 The oil industry

Oil 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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