drilling
Example Sentences
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Badenoch acknowledged the move would not directly cut energy bills, but said the profits and taxes made from drilling could be used to subsidise them.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
It’s still early days in the exploratory push, and actual drilling on new land acquisitions could be years away, Fryklund noted.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Thomas compared the situation to the fuel shocks of the 1970s, which helped advance the mass adoption of natural gas for heating instead of fuel oil and the doubling down of drilling for oil domestically.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
But for more than a year, the company clashed with state and local regulators as it attempted to restart oil drilling and transport.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
“I could show you where I work. One of the drilling rigs,” he ventured.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
