drilling
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While earlier projects such as Camp Century and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 in the 1990s collected material beneath ice cores, GreenDrill is the first to intentionally target sub-ice material when choosing drilling locations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
The change of control took longer than expected, Clear Street analyst Tim Moore said, but it remains a crucial step toward getting final approval from the Greenland government to start drilling.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
However, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the lawsuits didn’t qualify for removal because Chevron’s contract involved oil refining, not drilling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The chancellor also said she would be announcing changes to energy policy in the coming days, including over drilling in the North Sea and reforming the link between gas and electricity prices.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
When the men weren’t drilling on the guns, they were slaving in the rigging.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
