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Understand that what got -- what happened in this incident, on the Deepwater Horizon, was after the drilling reached the reservoir of oil, in the process of capping that well.
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And they are in the process of drilling two.
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As of March 25, there were 1, 738 rigs preparing for, or in the process of, drilling new oil and gas well across the country.
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Recently, there have been concerns regarding the environmental impact of drilling in shale reserves, by a process called fracking.
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How much economic impact will a slower permitting process on shallow-water drilling have in the region?
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There is, however, one new element to the fracking process that is not encountered in traditional oil and gas drilling.
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While it is true that some who live near drilling operations in parts of the country have become disenchanted with the process, the reality is that, even in controversial areas in the Northeast, surveys consistently show that more folks approve of the industry than those who oppose it.
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The process has been banned in France, while the UK recently lifted a moratorium on drilling for shale gas.
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Horizontal drilling can offer many advantages to the gas extraction process, allowing wells to be drilled in several directions from one pad.
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The administration eventually lifted the moratorium in October of 2010, but drilling applicants then began to notice that permits were being slow-walked through the approval process.
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Cuadrilla insists the process is safe, but says it has no intention "at the moment" of drilling in the area south of the village, where it has permission to drill a borehole for oil and gas exploration.
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