Sentence examples for exploratory oil from inspiring English sources

Only three exploratory oil wells were drilled in 2011, down from more than 20 in 2005.

Cuadrilla Resources, a British energy company, is on the verge of drilling an exploratory oil well just down the road.

Members of both groups have strongly opposed exploratory oil drilling by energy firm Cuadrilla in Balcombe, Sussex.

The Brighton Pavilion MP was arrested outside energy company Cuadrilla's exploratory oil drilling site in Balcombe, West Sussex, last August.

The firm has partially drilled an exploratory oil well on the site, which was abandoned by oil company Conoco in the 1980s.

On Monday, Cuadrilla announced it had completed its exploratory oil drilling and expected to clear the site by the weekend after more than two months of work.

Anti-fracking protesters have welcomed the suspension of an exploratory oil-drilling operation in West Sussex, as the first of hundreds of extra activists started to arrive.

The effort comes as many interested parties are anticipating business that could develop as Shell plans to conduct new exploratory offshore oil drilling just north of here as early as this summer.

On that note, it's worth pointing out that Cuadrilla is neither fracking nor looking for gas in Balcombe, but undertaking exploratory drilling for oil.

ISTANBUL — In the face of menacing warnings from Turkey on Monday, the Greek Cypriot government said it was proceeding with exploratory drilling for oil and gas off the coast of the disputed island.

The former Green party leader said she would find out next week whether she would be charged for her part in a blockade of the energy company Cuadrilla's site in Balcombe, West Sussex, where it is undertaking exploratory drilling for oil.