Sentence examples for expected drilling from inspiring English sources

After previously indicating his agency expected drilling to resume at some point this year, Joseph Martens, commissioner of the conservation department, said in October that it was not clear whether any drilling would proceed this year.

She said drilling in Balcombe in 1986 had little impact and the council had expected drilling now taking place by Cuadrilla to be "an exact repeat".

The department's commissioner, Joe Martens, has long said that he expects drilling permits to be issued next year under the new regulations.

As the Coast Guard was trying to assess the potential environmental effect of the oil rig explosion near Louisiana, industry officials said Thursday that they did not expect drilling in the Gulf of Mexico's deep waters to be curtailed.

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The accompanying photographs, while not part of last week's report, give an indication of what can be expected if drilling is permitted in the refuge.

Mr. Salazar said that the spending slowdown would delay review of an expected 550 drilling plans for the Gulf of Mexico and permits for seismic testing and air quality in Alaska.

Through the end of the year, Devon said it expected to drill 125 wells in the five locations.

The City of Binghamton is not an area where gas companies are expected to drill in any case if fracking is permitted in New York State.

Cairn, a Scottish company, is planning four more wells this year, while Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Shell are also expected to drill in the area over the next few years.

He says he runs the business on what he calls an "exception" basis: "To the extent that there is a significant variation better or worse than expected, we drill in to understand that".