drilling

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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

Fervo finance chief David Ulrey says geothermal projects could become economic in such places as the East Coast over the next decade as drilling costs decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"Today, even drilling 400 metres yields nothing. The mine has used all our water."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

There were sounds from inside that came clearly even over the storm and the rage of the water: hammering, drilling, a turbinelike whine.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman