The following technologies were outlined in Drilling Contractor, the official magazine of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, so take the rosy enthusiasm with a grain of salt.

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"An awful lot of innocent people are having their livelihoods severely impacted, " said Lee Hunt, president of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, who has estimated the moratorium could lead to the loss of as many as 40, 000 U.S. jobs by summer's end.

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