Horizontal Directional Drilling is a trenchless technique of installing underground pipes and conduits that is gaining in popularity. Besides enabling crossings underneath rivers, roads and structures ...

The construction industry is constantly evolving, with new technologies and methodologies reshaping how projects are completed. Excavators, as one of the most versatile machines on any jobsite, are ...

Drilling contractors and speculators have ordered 140 offshore rigs, to be delivered through 2011. In addition to new rigs, new yards are being built and old yards expanded or reopened. Existing rigs ...

Drilling into concrete can expose workers to silica dust from sand and rock, which can damage the lungs if inhaled. Drilling also exposes workers to hand vibration and noise at levels well above ...

As with other applications, it’s important to conduct an assessment of the application and jobsite prior to cutting or drilling into concrete, asphalt or other surfaces. This will enable you to plan ...

The accident happened in a very busy area of downtown Philadelphia. A construction worker has died after a drilling rig that was being used to move heavy equipment fell on top of him while he was ...

Atlas Copco’s new T35 and T40 (pictured) drill rigs have the option of a new silencing hood which reduces the noise the drills make to 115 dB(A). Manufacturers in the drilling sector are responding to ...

Q. How did the collaboration between Alec and Hilti come about? In 2017, Alec created a dedicated group – part of the innovation department – in order to explore the potential of utilising robotics in ...

TQ Construction and Drilling Training Center Inaugurated in Dammam. Leading representatives from Saudi’s oil and gas sector gathered in Dammam on Thursday, February 27, to launch the newest Saudi ...

The clash between growing communities and oil and gas production in northeastern Colorado, heightened by a deadly home explosion last spring, will only intensify in coming years, a Denver Post ...