Kazem Javanmardi, Ken D. Flodberg Shell Offshore Inc. New Orleans James J. Nahm Shell Development Co. Houston A new mud-to-cement conversion technology has eliminated mud displacement problems, ...

RAFAH, Gaza StripRAFAH, Gaza Strip — The dirt under Yousef Hamida’s feet has become an unlikely resource: He is using it to build a home, a result of Israel’s refusal to allow construction materials ...

Indonesian authorities will drop hundreds of giant concrete balls into a fissure Friday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has inundated villages and factories, an official said. The hot, ...

(Bloomberg) — It’s a sweltering 90F in Kaya, the midday sun beating down on the low-slung city in central Burkina Faso. But inside the Morija Medical Clinic on the outskirts, vaulted ceilings made of ...

The next shot at killing BP’s problem well in the Gulf of Mexico could begin as early as Monday night as engineers plan to pump heavy mud into the capped but still dangerous well and “bullhead” the ...