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• n  the act of drilling
• n  the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
• v  make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
• v  train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
• v  learn by repetition
• v  teach by repetition
• v  undergo military training or do military exercises

• McCain Admitted Offshore Drilling Would Take Years to Develop: John McCain on impact of offshore drilling: "With those resources, which would take years to develop, you would .
• President Bush and John McCain have both called for lifting a ban on offshore drilling.
• Her positions on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and global warming put her far to the right of her running mate, and even President Bush.

• boring
• oil production
• bore
• drill
• exercise
• practice
• practise

News & Articles

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• Daily Drilling Report, 6/22
  The following drilling permits were issued for locations in the Concho Valley on Thursday.
  June 22, 2013 - The San Angelo Standard-Times
• CanElson Drilling Announces Senior Management Change and Signs 5 Year Services Contract in Mexico
  CanElson Drilling Inc. announced today a management addition and announces the execution of a 5 year services contract in Mexico.
  June 21, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance
• Daily Drilling Report, 6/21
  No drilling permits were issued in the Concho Valley on Wednesday.
  June 21, 2013 - The San Angelo Standard-Times

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in The Guardian
  We have directed BP to mobilise additional equipment and technology. In the coming days and weeks, these efforts should capture up to 90% of the oil leaking out of the well,said Obama. "This is until the company finishes drilling a relief...
• Edward Markey in BusinessWeek
  The "judge's decision flies in the face of mounting evidence that there are serious safety risks that must be examined with these 33 deep- water rigs before they start drilling again," Markey said.
• Henry Waxman in Telegraph.co.uk
  Five days before the explosion, BP's drilling engineer called Macondo a 'nightmare well'. BP appears to have made multiple decisions for economic reasons that increased the danger of a catastrophic well failure,they wrote. "Time after...