Rig-ordering cycle which kicked off in Oct10 is unceasing. Sete Brasil has awarded contracts for the package of 21 drilling rigs, in which both Keppel and Sembcorp Marine (SMM) secured their fair ...

Atlas Copco has launched a new multi-purpose single boom drill rig for use in both mining and tunneling projects. Diesel-powered and carrying its own water supply it can be used where no electrical or ...

Surging U.S. oil production on the one hand, and the exploration and production companies’ focus on keeping costs in check on the other, have prompted drilling rig makers to shift their technology ...

Energy companies are retooling their fleets of aging drilling rigs for the first time in decades, boosting the profits of companies that make the equipment used in the booming businesses of deep-sea ...

The boom of a long hole drill rig has crashed into the passenger side windscreen of a light vehicle at an underground ...