Meanings of more drilling in English

A recent rebound in oil prices is unlikely to spur more drilling.

Obama has already shown he was keen to open up more drilling.

But opponents of Obama's plan are moving to block more drilling.

Republicans have argued the administration needs to allow more drilling to help lower prices.

A McCain White House would likely fund more drilling, more coal, more nuclear power.

Investors want the higher spending to go to dividends and buybacks, not more drilling.

It also calls for more drilling of domestic oil.

Congress is expected to approve funds to hire more drilling safety inspectors after the BP oil spill.

Meanwhile, the carbon age grinds on with more drilling and billing from countries who are not really our friends.

He has called for more drilling, fewer regulations and the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

With more drilling and fracking occurring around the world, human-induced or anthropogenic earthquakes have become an increasingly common concern.

Opponents say lifting the ban could threaten jobs in oil refining and shipbuilding and harm the environment with more drilling.

And a number of incentives encouraged more drilling for oil and the extraction of the last barrels from existing fields.

The ministry also said this could change after it receives more drilling data on one of the project's wells, Leviathan 5.

PRODUCTION-SHARING High oil prices have prompted more drilling activity worldwide and made rigs very expensive and hard to find, he said.

It calls for more drilling, but also higher efficiency standards for vehicles, and government support for renewables like wind and solar.