Drilling contractors expect to drastically reduce cycle times as operators gain experience handling the automated drilling equipment installed during ... of remote-controlled machine operation.

Swedish equipment brand Sandvik announced a new battery electric surface drill rig in a bid to create more efficient, cost-effective drilling operations. And, yes – the irony here is delicious !

A rescue operation to evacuate 40 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Silkyara, Uttarkashi, faced setbacks due to a landslide and a drill machine failure.

The driverless machines will eventually be operated fully autonomously, overseen by remote operators at Fortescue’s Integrated Operations Centre in Perth – more than 1,500 km away!

Wors Prinsloo, director at Kibela Drilling, emphasises the significance of collaboration, especially in the African sector, where drilling operations are essential for resource extraction and ...

Radio-Canada sources say the drilling machine's operator, a 30-year-old, wanted to move it to save time ahead of work he had to do Monday. He then hit the two gondolas.