Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...

RH Petrogas has commenced drilling operations at the Karim-1 exploration well in south-west Papua, Indonesia. The project is ...

Recent enhancements in relief well technology enable operators to drill into prolific reservoirs while maintaining a single relief well contingency plan. Blowout contingency planning is required by ...

Transocean Ltd.’s RIG semi-submersible drilling rig, Transocean Barents, is making its way to the Neptun Deep project for a 10-well drilling mission, marking a significant phase in Romania’s offshore ...

Transocean Ltd. RIG has announced new contracts for its ultra-deepwater drillship and harsh-environment semisubmersible rigs, collectively adding about $89 million to its firm contract backlog. The ...

Like it or not, the world is moving toward automation. The drilling industry is no exception. The last two decades have seen numerous advances in mechanization and automation of traditionally ...

The well is being drilled onshore in a relatively under-explored area within Arar block and is about 23 km east of the ...

MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — What was originally believed to be an oil rig on fire was well-drilling equipment that malfunctioned and burned a worker. According to homeowners along Freeman Falls Road ...