Software programs for corporate purchasing, for example, give managers the ability to drill down into their spending databases, track buying trends, and identify discrepancies in pricing and contracts.

WSJ: United They'll Stand

But a Bush administration mandate to fast track energy development across the West has energy companies eager to drill in its habitat.

NPR: Drilling to Begin in Colorado Ferret Habitat

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said the broken sections were part of an auger drill that had "penetrated the tunnel lining before falling on to the track".

BBC: Construction drill came from site above rail tunnel

Either way it is particularly disappointing when you drill a dry hole such as happened to the partners in the Blueberry Hill side-track well (EXXI was not among them), which found nothing and required a write-down in the quarter, surely a factor in the price drop of the stock.

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