drilling

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"Gas is in a particularly favourable position because of the significant upfront costs associated with construction and drilling and the other infrastructure," Hepburn says.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“I always think the bigger prize is horizontal drilling, but there’s a lot of wood to chop there,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Negative natural gas prices in the Permian Basin, a drilling byproduct, are limiting oil producers’ profitability and output.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

More recently, a growing domestic gas shortage — exacerbated by the halt in new drilling and worsened by the Iran war — has revived demand for Colombia’s own coal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“This drilling with old Krag-Jorgensens seems silly to me. When the time comes, and I take an interest, I’ll be good.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck