drilling
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ExxonMobil, for example, said in its recent results that it used an AI model to identify four drilling prospects in Guyana that it hadn’t spotted using conventional methods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The National Park Service has mandated guardrails for the work, including the potential presence of “protected species observers” who would call off drilling if marine mammals are nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A US energy exploration company has sparked an outcry by unloading drilling equipment without authorisation on the east coast of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
President Trump has also been a vocal supporter of North Sea drilling, and said Burnham "sounded terrific" on the issue in their first phone call last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Engineering corn to resist pests wiped the original species from the face of the planet. Laws are too late for that,” she says, her eyes drilling into me.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
