drilling
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Then there’s Cruise’s nearly unrecognizable performance as Digger Rockwell, an eccentric oil tycoon whose drilling operations have led to the unfolding climate disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Burnham has spoken repeatedly of the need for a "flexible" approach to energy and is believed to be in favour of drilling more where licenses already exist in the North Sea.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In the summer of 2025, Lepland spent four months in Gabon coordinating the drilling campaign.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Two drilling rigs are set to depart Houston on Monday for a six-day voyage to Venezuela on a cargo vessel called the BBC Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
With the tribe’s approval, Florer and a wealthy banking partner obtained a lease to begin drilling on the reservation.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
