Sentence examples for began drilling from inspiring English sources

Shell began drilling in Alaskan Arctic waters over the summer, though equipment problems and thick ice delayed operations.

Teams, brought in from the Daqing oil field in Helongjiang province, began drilling in 1964 near the village of Shengli.

Pemex began drilling in December at a location 60 miles from the port city of Coatzacoalcos, Mr. Ramírez said.

After cutting deals with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, energy companies began drilling in the 1950s for natural gas.

The next day rescue workers began drilling exploratory holes through which they sent listening probes in an attempt to discern signs of life.

Scotland-based Cairn Energy began drilling in 2010 but has yet to discover commercially viable sources of oil or natural gas off Greenland.

Statoil said it planned to begin drilling in 2017.

He manages to get to the spot where some day an oil company will begin drilling.

If nothing else succeeds, BP has begun drilling one relief well and is planning another.

Shell has already announced plans to begin drilling exploratory wells off northern Alaska.

But in August, Shell received conditional approval from the Interior Department to begin drilling exploratory wells next summer.