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Recent Examples of driller The setup The Sugar Land, Texas offshore oil driller’s stock is relatively flat over the last 12 months, but up more than 20% in 2026 and on the verge of a major breakout. —
Jay Woods, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 By the second week of December, the driller reached a depth of 1,450 feet and struck oil sands. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin. —ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025 The new company, called Caturus, is a tie up of two Kimmeridge investments — a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project called Commonwealth LNG, plus the fast-growing natural gas driller Kimmeridge Texas Gas. —Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Jay Woods, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 By the second week of December, the driller reached a depth of 1,450 feet and struck oil sands. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin. —ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025 The new company, called Caturus, is a tie up of two Kimmeridge investments — a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project called Commonwealth LNG, plus the fast-growing natural gas driller Kimmeridge Texas Gas. —Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Alfred is the only GOP candidate slated to appear on the Senate District 21 ballot and is set to face either incumbent Adrienne Benavidez or newcomer Alex Ryckman, a teacher, after the Democratic primary in June.— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Having a neutral arbitrator hear teacher termination cases, like many public employees, would ensure fairness when a teacher’s career is on the line.— Rep. Nick Menapace, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
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Merino makes a living as a weaver and instructor, hosting workshops on how the backstrap loom can serve as a craft and an act of resistance.— María Teresa Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.— Joe Rao, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Lynch, in particular, is a standout, weaving together a drillmaster persona, an occasional anxiousness, and a winking humor.— BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Driller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/driller. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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