petroleum geology

/pəˌtroʊliəm dʒiˌɑlədʒi/
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Definitions of petroleum geology
  1. noun
    the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields
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    economic geology
    the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials
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