Drilling deeper, longer and more challenging wells has been made possible by improvements in drilling technologies, including more efficient and effective drilling fluids. Drilling fluids, also ...

Directional drilling has been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. While the technology has improved over the years, the concept of directional drilling remains the same: ...

Offshore oil and gas drilling is a complex process that involves extracting reserves from underneath the seabed. It has been used for decades and remains essential in meeting energy needs for many ...

Drilling the borefield is a key part of any geothermal HVAC project. For the 70% of HVAC contractors who outsource some or all of their drilling, it can also be one of the hardest — largely because ...

Drilling work has been halted on a controversial New Jersey Natural Gas pipeline project, after a mishap Friday leaked sludge into a nearby stream and damaged a house in Monmouth County that had to be ...

Amid legal threats and protests, geotechnical evaluations are underway to test the feasibility of a new dam site in the Homestake Valley, about 10 miles south of Minturn. In March, the cities of ...

WICKLIFFE, Ky. (WSIL) -- Geotechnical drilling work is continuing on the Kentucky side of the U.S. 51 Ohio River "Cairo" Bridge, connecting Cairo, Illinois, and Wickliffe, Kentucky. This work is part ...

Leading offshore driller Borr Drilling Limited has announced an eagerly-awaited maiden contract for its last idle jackup rig "Hild." Adjusted for mobilization and demobilization fees, I would estimate ...

The city’s Economic Development Corporation has halted drilling work and will conduct an investigation into how a subcontractor ended up punching a hole through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel on Wednesday, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An ambitious plan by California regulators to block new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of schools and homes is drawing protests from the oil industry and ...

Italy’s Eni has restarted drilling operations offshore Libya after a five-year break prompted by the Covid pandemic. The National Oil Corporation of Libya said that the Italian supermajor had started ...