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Trucking jobs boom in Central Wisconsin

2015-02-07 21:34:34| Trucking - Topix.net

Anyone hoping to land a job in the trucking industry may want to look toward the middle of the state. As many as 25,000 to 35,000 trucking positions are open right now in the United States, and carriers like Roehl Transport are looking to add in Wisconsin.

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A boom journeys from Manhattan to northwest, B.C.

2015-02-05 01:51:36| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Neck craned upward to follow the movement of the massive boom lift far above, Kory McKay provided a running commentary. "We brought in some of 135 feet last year, then 150 and now this one," said the United Rentals area manager while watching as each of the five sections of the boom lift telescoped out in turn up toward the maximum height of 185 feet, the equivalent of nearly 19 storeys.

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Plunging Oil Prices Choke Off Boom Bakersfield

2015-01-29 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: Each year, the American Assn. of Drilling Engineers hosts a meeting here affectionately called the Liar's Club. A cocktail-fueled crowd hears oil companies' well-drilling and production forecasts - estimates often so grandiose everyone understands they are exaggerations. Pledges to drill thousands of wells are common. But at this month's meeting, no one felt like telling tall tales. Fewer than 10 wells were promised, all by small, independent companies. Giant firms - Chevron, Occidental - promised...

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The Obama oil boom

2015-01-28 15:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNN: The greatest oil boom in this nation's history has occurred during the tenure of self-proclaimed environmentalist Barack Obama. Under Obama, the steady drop in U.S. oil production which had occurred virtually unchecked since 1971 has been reversed. Crude oil production has risen every year of his administration. It has jumped 72% since he took office, producing about 3.6 million additional barrels a day during that time. Oil production has grown so much that last summer the nation caught and...

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