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  1. US rigs drilling for oil outnumber those drilling for gas

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    Fri, 29 Apr 2011

    natural gas, 4 more than the previous week. The number drilling for oil increased by 13 to 926. It’s been several years since there were more rigs drilling for oil than for gas in the US. There were 10 rigs unclassified

  2. Saudi Aramco developing several fields, boosting drilling for oil and gas

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    Mon, 8 May 2006

    Saudi Aramco is responding to rising global oil demand and limited spare production capacity by developing several fields and increasing drilling, a company official said in an OTC presentation.

  1. Cuban well affects US, Florida

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    Mon, 12 Mar 2012

    Despite its growing population and burgeoning demand for energy, Florida for decades has prevented drilling for oil and gas off its shores. But now the Sunshine State's worst nightmare is coming true—an oil well is being drilled 70 miles

  2. Cypriot government to challenge Turkey's drilling plans

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    Mon, 20 Feb 2012

    The government of the Republic of Cyprus plans to protest any exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the Turkish-occupied northern part of the politically divided island. "We are investigating the issue, and have

  3. Cypriot government to challenge Turkey's drilling plans

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    Fri, 10 Feb 2012

    The government of the Republic of Cyprus plans to protest any exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the Turkish-occupied northern part of the politically divided island. “We are investigating the issue, and have already

  4. Clinton asked to seek temporary delay of drilling off Cuba

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    Mon, 23 May 2011

    Hillary R. Clinton to use diplomatic channels to temporarily keep an international consortium led by Repsol SA from drilling for oil off Cuba. Drilling possibly as early as this summer could threaten Florida tourism and is not in US interests, Nelson

  5. Rig activity drops as oil prices decline

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    Mon, 21 Sep 1998

    During July, the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas worldwide fell to 1 ..... According to Baker Hughes, drilling for oil has also declined in the U ..... Aug. 14, 1998, 299 rigs were drilling for oil and 568 rigs for natural gas

  6. Appeals court upholds denial of compensation for lease off Florida

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    Thu, 4 Dec 2003

    that denied the company compensation for a long-held offshore lease on which the state prohibited the company from drilling for oil and gas. The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's denial of affiliate Coastal Petroleum Co

  7. Frontier basins seeing new exploration in New Mexico

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    Mon, 16 Sep 1996

    New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Socorro, N.M. Drilling for oil and natural gas in New Mexico remained steady in 1995, and exploration picked up in frontier areas of the state after several

  8. Gore to ban drilling off key states if elected US president

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    Mon, 1 Nov 1999

    US Vice-Pres. Al Gore has pledged that, if elected president, he will ban any new offshore drilling for oil and gas along the California and Florida coasts. He made the announcement during a campaign stop at the Seacoast Science Center