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Vol. 18, No. 3 Week of January 20, 2013
Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry


US drilling efficiency increasing

Baker Hughes rig count shows each drilling rig can drill more wells in a given timeframe as technology and techniques improve

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

A small decline in the number of active drilling rigs in the United States in recent months might at first blush seem reason for concern, in the face of a major upsurge in U.S. oil production. But looks can be deceptive. An examination of the count of the number of wells drilled, rather than just th....

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