drilling

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But, wearing his school uniform, the 18-year-old told AFP that despite the jitters he thought he would do well, having spent the last year drilling practice questions.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

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

In Wasilla there was a place where good tools could be rented, and I found a kind of machine for drilling four-foot-deep-by-eight-inch-wide holes in the ground.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen