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A new drilling rig put into service by the Houston company Nabors Industries recently completed its first well in the Permian Basin, drilling to a depth of nearly 20,000 feet. That might not seem like ...

Rig-floor drilling robots improve quality control in repetitive tasks and eliminate people from red-zone exposure to dangers such as dropped objects and pinch points. Three robotic-drilling pilot ...

The world’s first fully automated land drilling rig has completed its first well, according to Nabors Industries Ltd, the company with its principal executive office in Hamilton. The global oil and ...

Project co-owner Santos said the accident happened on 23 June at Saxon Energy Services’ Rig 185 at the Fairview field. The man, aged 21, died at the site. All drilling in Queensland was stopped ...

Designed for manual rig environments, the technology is already making an impact in North Latin America — with potential to enhance safety across global land rigs where modern systems are still ...

Nabors Drilling is introducing a new series of programmable AC electric (PACE) rigs. The rigs are being built in North America, the Middle East, and in China, and moving into many markets. The PACE ...

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 ...