What are some opposite words for drilling?
Antonyms for drilling
ˈdrɪl ɪŋdrilling
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Princeton's WordNet
drilling, boringnoun
the act of drilling
Synonyms:
boring, oil productionboring, drilling, oil productionnoun
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Synonyms:
oil production, boring
How to use drilling in a sentence?
Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday:
There are no drilling activities at Brutus, and this is not a well control incident.
Democrats do a very good job of pulling on the emotional heartstrings of everyday Americans, they use extremism and scare tactics. It was President Trump in his last few months of his presidency, he banned drilling off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia and Florida because that’s what the states wanted and demanded.
I have doubts about whether we should continue drilling in the Arctic, and I don't think it is a necessary part of our overall clean energy climate change agenda.
In offshore oil drilling we'd like to cut the reliance on imports by improving the self-sufficiency, (The plan) draws up... major development projects for the oil industries in exploiting natural gas, shale gas and offshore oil. The latter two will remain as China's strategic moves to ensure energy supply.
The company's financial results, especially margins, will continue to be challenged by extremely competitive industry pricing for drilling services and by other factors.
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