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Natural gas slump idles rigs, workers |
| Home | (CBC News) - It may seem strange at a time of record high oil prices, but thousands of rig workers are off the job in Western Canada as the drilling industry deals with a big slump in natural gas exploration activity. The slump in exploration has been caused by natural gas prices that are nowhere near record levels and haven't been for more than a year. Drilling is down significantly across Alberta and British Columbia. |