Since Curiosity has landed on Mars, it's been roving around finding all manner of...curiosities. Today, it's pulled off an intergalactic first and drilled 2.5 inches deep into the red planet's bedrock to obtain a sample. No one—no robot, as ever managed to pull that off before. Read More >>
Installing an off-shore gas platform can be a tricky proposition. Things can go very wrong. That's exactly what happened with this £25 million Iranian platform was being installed in the Persian Gulf. Read More >>
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"So stage one of their cunning pan is complete - fooling us all into not realising that their secret undersea lair is now in place... Now on to the sha..." More »
Earlier this month, a team of Russian scientists finally drilled down into Lake Vostok. Everyone was incredibly excited but, how deep can a lake really be, right? Um, it turns out very, very deep, and this visualisation lends some perspective. Read More >>
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"Interesting how near the bottom the drill got stuck and they had to pull back and drill again in another spot. BECAUSE THEY HIT AN ALIEN SPACESHIP TH..." More »
Despite the Deep Water Horizon fiasco, deep-water drilling remains one of the world's primary sources of crude. And among deep drilling rigs, this 56,860 ton Scarabeo 9 is king. Read More >>
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