drilling

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Unlike the U.S., where shale companies need American oil prices to hover around $60 to justify their investment in drilling, the U.A.E. can produce barrels for cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Last year, for the first time since 1964, the UK did not begin drilling any exploration wells while 29 were started in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Quantifying just how much money the oil companies lose from their natural gas production depends on the mix of gas and oil in the wells they are drilling.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

More recently, a growing domestic gas shortage — exacerbated by the halt in new drilling and worsened by the Iran war — has revived demand for Colombia’s own coal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

I just know I'm about ten seconds from vomiting all over Jamie's porch if I don't sit down and rub the frantic pain drilling through my head.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman