GE Drones Are Coming to Squeeze More Savings From the Oil Patch

  • Drones can check for leaks three times faster than workers can
  • GE opens new oil and gas technology center in Oklahoma City

on July 30, 2013 in Williston, North Dakota.

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General Electric Co. has a solution for U.S. oil and natural gas explorers struggling to save more money after squeezing drilling costs by more than a third during the past two years.

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