Drillers have been flush

Portuguese translation: houve uma abundância

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English term or phrase:	Drillers have been flush
Portuguese translation:	houve uma abundância

11:01 Jun 27, 2017

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Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / shale

English term or phrase: Drillers have been flush

"Drillers have been flush for years with the raw materials but have left them in the gas stream to be burned off, because no one wanted them. A spike in demand in coming years could make drilling more profitable."

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houve uma abundância

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houve uma abundância

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os/as perfuradores/as estiveram ao mesmo nível...

Margarida Martins Costelha

houve uma abundância

Nick Taylor

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os perfuradores tem tidos uma abundância

airmailrpl

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drillers have been flush os/as perfuradores/as estiveram ao mesmo nível...

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... que as matérias primas durante vários anos

Margarida Martins Costelha
Portugal
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Portuguese

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drillers have been flush

houve uma abundância

Explanation:
houve uma abundância

Nick Taylor
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drillers have been flush os perfuradores tem tidos uma abundância

Explanation:
drillers have been flush => os perfuradores tem tidos uma abundância

flush2
fləSH/
adjective
adjective: flush

2.
informal
having plenty of something, especially money.
"the banks are flush with funds"
synonyms: well supplied with, well provided with, well stocked with, replete with, overflowing with, bursting with, brimming with, loaded with, overloaded with, teeming with, stuffed with, swarming with, thick with, solid with; More
full of, abounding in, rich in, abundant in;
informal awash with, jam-packed with, chock-full of
"the company was flush with cash"
antonyms: bereft
(of money) plentiful.
"the years when cash was flush"
synonyms: plentiful, abundant, in abundance, copious, ample, profuse, superabundant;

airmailrpl
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