drilling

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Oilfield services stocks, such as Halliburton and SLB, have also climbed higher despite disruptions to their own Middle Eastern operations, though less than they might have if producers had launched a new drilling cycle.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 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

Decades of geological records, subsurface physics, and mechanical telemetry are proving invaluable for asset management and monitoring, along with enabling advanced autonomous drilling capabilities.

From Barron's • 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

Her father sat across from her, drilling her with math problems.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn