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Photos: Oil boom changes the face of North Dakota

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A gas and oil refinery
A gas and oil refinery is seen in an aerial view in the early morning hours of July 30, 2013 in Bismarck, North Dakota. The state has seen a boom in oil production thanks to new drilling techniques including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
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A gas flare
A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota. Gas flares are created when excess flammable gases are released by pressure release valves during the drilling for oil and natural gas.
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A gas and oil refinery
A gas and oil refinery is seen in an aerial view in the early morning hours of July 30, 2013 in Bismarck, North Dakota. The state has seen a boom in oil production thanks to new drilling techniques including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
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Waiting for a welder
Sections of pipe wait to be welded together and placed into the ground sit in preparation on July 28, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota.
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