drilling
Example Sentences
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While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
This year’s negative prices were too much for some producers, who turned drilling rigs away from their gassier prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Analysts think the recent relief might be short-lived given how much drilling is planned in America’s premier oil patch before the next batch of pipelines comes online toward the end of the decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The Financial Times reported he could ease restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the North Sea to reduce energy bills.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Whatever, I chant in my head, drilling the pencil into the pad.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
