Ukraine has regained control of a set of oil drilling platforms located in the Black Sea, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) announced on Sept. 11. The rigs had been occupied by Russia since the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea.
[pdf] Truck-Mounted Drill Rigs: Increasingly used in Russia’s geotechnical surveys and water well drilling for quick deployment. Crawler-Mounted Drill Rigs: Preferred in Russia’s rough terrains and mining sites for stability and maneuverability. Market Segmentation by Depth Capacity
[pdf] The Russian drilling fleet now roughly amounts to 1.5K rigs. According to expert estimation, however, about 40% of the rigs are essentially obsolete, so the equipment will have to be renewed substantially to keep and increase the rates of drilling.
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