RE:RE:RE:A touch of a disconnect What you are probably seeing is a huge drop off in activity over Christmas. No need for alarm. This is the normal annual pattern for Canadian drilling activity. Practically every year drilling craters over Christmas and in the New Year it quickly picks up to annual highs in January, February and March. In April Canadian drilling activity craters dramatically again due to spring break up. Spring break up lasts maybe a month and then drilling activity gradually recovers over the rest of the year until it craters again at Christmas. It all has to do with seasonal weather pattern and company budgets. When the ground thaws in the spring activity dries up as it is hard to move heavy equipment and trucks over muddy terrain and roads. Most companies structure their budgets to be most active in the winter time when the ground is frozen and road bans are not an issue.