Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. Success in the shale revolution was so dramatic that oil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sojourner Oil Company began drilling a new oil well in a north side Abilene neighborhood over the winter holidays. The operation ...

Wildcat wells, like those in Guyana, carry high risks with potential for massive rewards. Recent trends show a decline in onshore wildcat success, shifting focus to offshore drilling. Technological ...

RC Crawford woke up one day with an idea about how to make drilling for water cheaper in poor countries. His dream involved designing a drill that uses a technique called reverse circulation. The ...

When the dug well on their property ran dry for the first time in its 200 years, Nancy Grove and Peter Gale had to weigh two options: wait out a drought with no end in sight or spend around $20,000 on ...

Valeura Energy completed an eight-well drilling campaign at License B5/27 offshore Gulf of Thailand. The drilling rig is being mobilized to Nong Yao field where Valeura plans will drill about 10 ...