Sentence examples for stop exploration from inspiring English sources

"It is possible that Shell might almost be relieved as they can stop exploration for a legitimate operational reason, rather than being seen to bow to environmental pressure," said Stuart Elliott, of the energy information group Platts.

Responses were given non-verbally, i.e. subjects had to extend the thumb of the exploring right hand if the second object of a pair was perceived to be more oblong, or, if this was not the case, to stop exploration and open the hand in order to receive the first object of the next pair.

Early in the day, one Russian diver had to stop explorations after moving about 20 feet into the ninth compartment because his air hose was too short.

In 2008 China reportedly browbeat ExxonMobil and BP into stopping exploration in Vietnamese waters.

It stopped exploration in 1985 because of fighting but renewed the concession in 2004.

Intense opposition from indigenous peoples has stopped exploration in two leased blocks in Ecuador (Blocks 23 and 24) for over seven years [38].

To the southwest of Yasuní, intense opposition [38] from indigenous peoples has stopped exploration in two leased blocks (Blocks 23 and 24) for over seven years.

Turkey wants to stop any exploration.

Mr. Hong said China's position on the sea "has remained unchanged for centuries," and has called on Vietnam and the Philippines to stop oil exploration there.

They are determined to stop energy exploration by IGas Energy, which bought the lease on the field from a local farmer, after being granted a license to drill for coal bed methane.

A global campaign to stop oil exploration in a pristine corner of the Ecuadorean Amazon has collected more than a million online signatures in little more than a week.