Why else would he stop drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska where there is enough oil to make us independent from the Middle East?

In one of his early votes, he came down against "the environmental side, voting against trying to stop drilling by the Occidental Petroleum Corp. in Pacific Palisades."

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The ancient lake was finally breached on 5 February 2012 when scientists stopped drilling at the depth of 3770 meters and reached the surface of the sub-glacial lake.

"I called the engineering department to tell them to stop drilling in the hallway," she said.

And if anyone reported the slightest sign of trouble due to our operations, we'd stop drilling at once.

He stopped drilling.

Maria successfully led the fight to stop drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and is leading efforts in the Senate to make America more energy independent.

If a subfloor exists, stop drilling before the wide portion of the bit enters its surface.

Behind us, things howled and bellowed, their voices rising in pitch until I wanted no more than to clap hands over ears until the keening stopped drilling into my brain.