Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

From NPR:

Russian scientists are on the verge of punching a hole into a vast Antarctic lake that’s buried under more than two miles of ice. If the Russians break through, they may tap into and disturb a primitive and pristine ecosystem has been untouched for millions of years.

One major concern is the Russians have filled the hole they’re drilling with more than 14,000 gallons of kerosene and Freon to prevent it from freezing shut. The Russians have engineered their system so that when they break through into the lake, water pressure from below is supposed to push the drilling fluids up the hole, rather than letting them pour into the lake and contaminate it.