API announced today that estimated total wells drilled and completed in the fourth quarter of 2016 decreased 8.8 percent compared to the third quarter of 2016. This decrease is a drastic improvement from the same time period in 2015 which saw a 21 percent decrease in total wells drilled and completed.
The report shows USA as the world leader in the production and refining of oil and natural gas and in the reduction of carbon emissions which are near 20-year lows.
