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Oil Boom Shifts The Landscape Of Rural North Dakota

by | Aug 9, 2013 |

Raven Drilling's oil rig awaits workers on July 28, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. North Dakota has been experiencing an oil boom in recent years, due in part to new drilling techniques including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP)

Raven Drilling’s oil rig awaits workers on July 28, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. North Dakota has been experiencing an oil boom in recent years, due in part to new drilling techniques including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP)