Sentence examples for drilling programs from inspiring English sources

His requests for shareholder representation on the board were rebuffed, and management soon reverted to its former strategy of large land acquisitions and costly drilling programs, Mr. Icahn said in the letter.

In petroleum geology, for example, a common goal is to guide oil-well drilling programs so that the most profitable prospects are drilled and those that are likely to be of marginal economic value, or barren, are avoided.

Etheridge, a principal research scientist at CSIRO and co-author of the new research, has been to Antarctica seven times and is a veteran of ice core drilling programs.

Profound differences of the conditions have been revealed by the global marine drilling programs.

Conlan says that continued strong oil prices will encourage increased spending on international and offshore drilling programs.

We could also increase the success rate of drilling programs and ultimately, reduce the cost of geothermal development.

The episode was one of a number of setbacks for the Arctic drilling program last year.

"We need urgent and timely action on permitting to go ahead with the 2012 drilling program".

Shell, which has spent more than $4.5 billion on its exploration program, also called off its drilling program for this year.

By 2016, the company's drilling program is expected to increase production above 140,000 barrels a day, he said.

David Lawrence, the executive vice president who was in charge of the Alaska drilling program, recently left the company.