Since the first oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was built in 14 feet of water off the coast of Louisiana in 1938, offshore oil and gas companies have drilled in ever deeper waters to prospect for black ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

A homeowner in South Africa lost R70k after borehole drilling reached 200 metres with no water, leaving many questioning the reliability of drilling companies.

The region’s severe drought has created an unexpected silver lining for some local businesses, with irrigation and ...

Salford >> Blum Water Solutions announced the acquisition of Quakertown-based well services company Wonsidler Well Drilling in a statement released on March 18. According to the statement, Wonsidler ...

A new drill that uses super-hot water to cut through rock could help make geothermal energy a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Made by Redwood City, Calif.-based Potter Drilling with funding by ...

A Texas company wants to drill for oil off Santa Barbara County's coast. Experts say its path to oil sales is looking more ...

Reporting from TERRA BELLA, Calif. — On a dusty clearing between a fallow wheat field and wilting orange groves, Steve Arthur’s crew of two mud-splattered well drillers worked furiously to deliver a ...

UNICEF and partners are using remote sensing to locate and extract groundwater in drought-prone regions of Ethiopia and Madagascar — and looking to expand the project to help more communities address ...

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