Sentence examples for closed to drilling from inspiring English sources

He'd keep the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge closed to drilling.

The Department of Energy estimates that there are eighteen billion barrels of technically recoverable oil in offshore areas of the continental United States that are now closed to drilling.

Oil production in Alaska, which has been in decline for decades, could be doubled in the meantime from its current yield of 680,000 barrels a day by opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Arctic waters that are currently closed to drilling.

So can President Obama find some new area in the OCS that is still closed to drilling which greens and Democrats will find palatable and will serve to entice a combative GOP to the table?

Now they have their sights set on New York, with Albany lawmakers currently meeting behind closed doors to either grant or withhold permission to drill in New York, until after the EPA completes safety studies.

Use a drill press or hand-held drill to drill a hole close to the top of the handle.

We need to drill".

He liked to drill afterward.

It was time to drill.

So energy companies are clamoring to drill.

It could take months to drill, however.