Third Quarter Estimates for U.S. Drilling Reaches 22 Year High

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U.S. drilling estimates for the third quarter haven't been this high since 1985, according to the American Petroleum Institute. That's not surprising since crude oil is pressing on $100 a barrel and clean-burning natural gas increasingly is the fuel of choice worldwide.

An estimated 13,543 oil wells, natural gas wells and dry holes were completed in the third quarter -- a 22-year record. Not since the oil boom went bust in 1985 have drillers been so busy.

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Third Quarter Estimates for U.S. Drilling Reaches 22 Year High

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