exploration
Example Sentences
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While exploration permits have been given for 100 blocs of the island, there are just two productive mines in Greenland.
From BBC
The draft bill, seen by AFP, ends decades of state control over Venezuela's biggest industry by allowing "private companies domiciled in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" to engage independently in oil exploration and extraction.
From Barron's
Halliburton said decline rates on existing fields—the rate at which oil production falls—are steeper, reservoir quality is worsening and there hasn’t been much success in oil-and-gas exploration.
Despite all the heavy things we’ve talked about so far, I do want to point out the film is a joyful one of exploration.
From Los Angeles Times
Zanskar said the funds would support its exploration and development campaign and its plans to build several geothermal power plants before 2030.
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