The ship is 469 feet (143 meters) long – 50% longer than a football field. It has more than 5 miles (8 kilometers) of drill pipe that connects the ship to the seafloor and the layers beneath it ...

To achieve this aspiration, it has deployed Meng Xiang – meaning "dream"– a colossal drilling ship built to pierce through kilometers of seabed. If successful, this mission could unlock ...

"This is no drill. A fundamental pillar of America's security, our naval supremacy, is under threat from Communist China," Green told Fox News Digital. Green said China's Navy was now the largest in ...

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc. joined ENSCO Drilling Company (EDC) for a christening ceremony for the ENSCO X, the second of two drill rigs constructed by Bender for oil exploration on ...

Russian, Chinese and Iranian warships drilling in the Gulf of Oman this week. Iranian State Media Photo Russian, Chinese and Iranian naval ships are drilling together in the Gulf of Oman as part ...

The ship, the first new build capable of drilling in 10,000 ft. of water, will fulfill a $400 million drilling program for Conoco. The vessel is expected to drill three or four wells in its first ...

Pride International, one of the world's largest offshore drilling contractors, has selected the latest version of the MR-6 marine riser system from VetcoGray for use on a new deepwater drill ship ...

China Coast Guard ships are conducting patrols around Taiwan as part of drills near the island, Zhu Anqing, spokesman for the ...