drilling
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Even as production systems and well construction constitute the bulk of the business, SLB doesn’t own traditional drilling rigs.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
In early May, some smaller companies—including Hunt Oil, Crossover Energy, HKN Energy and Mercuria Energy Group—signed memorandums of understanding to explore new drilling and trading opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The sediment cores came from the Cretaceous Continental Scientific Drilling Project, an international drilling effort launched in 2006 by Prof. Wang.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Israel has been searching for tunnels crossing between the Hamas and Israeli areas of control by drilling all along the yellow line.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
“See, they were thinking of drilling up there, and I’m just a little curious as to where this oil is.”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
