1.
oil-producing country; petroleum-producing nation
A country that extracts crude oil and exports it as a significant part of its economy. Often used in discussions of international economics, energy policy, and geopolitics.
A frequently used term in news about energy markets and international politics. Composed of 産油 (oil production) + 国 (country).
Common collocations
- 産油国機構: organization of oil-producing countries (i.e., OPEC)
- 主要産油国: major oil-producing countries
- 世界有数の産油国: one of the world's leading oil-producing countries
- 産油国の経済: the economies of oil-producing countries
- 非産油国: non-oil-producing countries
Related words
- OPEC / 石油輸出国機構: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 原油: crude oil
- 石油: petroleum; oil
- 消費国: consumer country — the opposite side of the oil trade
- 埋蔵量: (underground) reserves
Usage
Japan is not a 産油国 and imports almost all its oil, so the word often appears in Japanese news from the perspective of a country affected by producers' decisions.