In a lot of ways there’s a real “country fair” aura that surrounds the annual “Super Rigs” competition sponsored by Shell Lubricants every year – and in the best possible sense of that term, I might ...

Oil companies are shelling out more cash and signing long contracts for a limited supply of monster rigs that drill wells much faster than the older models that led the U.S. first shale boom. Some rig ...

A parade on Friday night is part of the festivities. This year it'll be on June 10. Judging will be June 9-11. A parade on Friday night is part of the festivities. This year it'll be on June 10.

Cost cuts and efficiency—the two key ingredients of the U.S. shale’s recipe for surviving the worst of the downturn—have led to drillers now employing a growing number of rigs capable of reducing the ...

This year’s Shell Rotella Super Rigs, which is set for June 14-16 at White’s Travel Center in Raphine, Va., will feature a number of events for participants and attendees, including a truck parade, ...

When it comes to the Class 8 equipment at this beauty pageant, LEDs—in colors that match or complement custom paint schemes and chrome—are the standard for the headlights, taillights, turn signals, ...

U.S. oil companies are spending more money on so-called super-spec rigs, machines that churn out wells much faster than older models that led the first shale boom. Xtreme Drilling Corp., a Canadian ...

A local trucking company has won the People’s Choice award for a show truck at a major event in Texas. Jeff Hoker, owner of Hoker Trucking in Dixon, Iowa spoke with Our Quad Cities News via Zoom to ...