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In Pennsylvania, Employment Booms Amid Oil And Natural Gas Bust

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Students at the Pennsylvania College of Technology are learning a technique called "tripping pipe," moving a pipe from a stack into a horizontal position and lowering it down into a well.  The students train on a practice drilling rig to learn how to be roustabouts. (NPR)
Students at the Pennsylvania College of Technology are learning a technique called "tripping pipe," moving a pipe from a stack into a horizontal position and lowering it down into a well. The students train on a practice drilling rig to learn how to be roustabouts. (NPR)

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