Megaproject aims for ‘original, landmark and leading-edge scientific breakthroughs as soon as possible’, according to state ...

China has launched an ambitious initiative to develop world-leading drilling technologies and equipment ... The project is led by the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in collaboration ...

and the localization rate of materials and equipment used reached 90 percent. The project staff said the well was drilled using 26 drill bits and 1,060 drill stems. Such achievements show that ...

Since then, the team, composed of Chinese and Egyptian workers ... "A piece of large-scale drilling equipment weighs 500 tons and must be dismantled into parts before being transported by 25 ...