| Number of drilling rigs operating in nation down by half |
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| Written by CLIFFORD KRAUSS, New York Times | |
| Monday, 16 March 2009 | |
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The great American drilling boom is over. The number of oil and gas rigs deployed to tap new energy supplies across the country has plunged to less than 1,200 from 2,400 last summer, and energy executives say the drop is accelerating further.
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