As drilling rigs wield more bit weight, higher cfms, drill pipe design has had to keep up.

Columnist David King wraps up 6,000-plus mile trip to oilfields of China’s Xinjiang Province.

Columnist David King, in China’s oil-rich Xinjiang Province, arrives at a negotiation, not a contract signing.

Columnist David King recounts 6,000-plus mile trip to oilfields of Xinjiang Province.

Columnist David King, with some nervousness, sets out on the 6,000-plus mile trip just to sign a contract.

Employers focus on jobsite injuries and fatalities, but more people die by suicide each year.

Flawed pipe? A good manufacturer owns the mistakes and builds processes to prevent repeats.