Sentence examples for demand for drilling from inspiring English sources

He borrowed heavily to buy Rod Ric Drilling in 1980 and then watched for nearly two decades as demand for drilling equipment for oil and gas fields fell or remained below what it had been.

An article on Tuesday about the debate surrounding oil and gas drilling near metropolitan areas misidentified one of the earlier jobs held by Gov. John W. Hickenlooper of Colorado, where the demand for drilling in the more populous eastern part of the state has increased.

The glut has slowed demand for drilling services and crushed both companies' stock prices.

The glut slowed demand for drilling services and crushed both companies' stock prices.

Demand from the auto industry, probably the company's most important customer in the United States,  is "a good story" and housing is "a little better," he said, while demand for drill pipe and other energy-related products is "a little bit off".

Among those considered for the Interior Department were oil executive Forrest Lucas, venture capitalist Robert Grady, oil and natural gas magnate Harold Hamm and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), whose demand for oil drilling in wildlife preserves popularized the phrase "drill, baby, drill". .

Demand for traditional drilling equipment remains slack despite rising oil prices because new discoveries of conventional fossil fuel deposits have been scarce.

Baker Hughes, earth's No. 3 oilfield services company, cut its first-quarter earnings forecast; it cited weaker demand for its drilling rigs, based on recessionary energy prices.

Characterizing oilfield services companies as the industry's plumbers, he quipped, "When did the bill from your plumber last go down?" He defended sustained high prices, saying Schlumberger doubled in size in four years, adding 35,000 new jobs amid high demand for new drilling.

This is fantastic news to the oil services industry, where rig counts are a barometer of future demand for pipe, drill bits and a host of specialized services.

Cuadrilla say their tests show that the shale seam in Fylde is much thicker than the Royal Geological Society predicted - and they speculate that this might allow the effects of the fracking to spread over a wider area, reducing the demand for new drill bores.