Zuckerberg spent more than two hours with roughnecks on the drilling rig, asking about technology developments that have helped the US shale industry.
Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg toured a North Dakota drilling rig on Tuesday and peppered industry workers in the number two US oil-producing state with questions about automation, safety and fracking.
The visit to North Dakota, which pumps about 1.1 million barrels of oil per day - more than some OPEC members – is part of Zuckerberg's plan to tour all 50 states this year and learn about their local economies and communities.
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