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June 30, 2022
Infrastructure package, high oil prices may drive future business for engineering firms
By SAM BENNETT
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Photo from PND
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PND designed this rebuild of a steel access bridge to the oil fields on Alaska’s North Slope.
When President Joe Biden announced earlier this month that “Exxon made more money than God last year,” he sent an unambiguous message that oil companies aren't doing enough to offset the current surge in oil prices.
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