In downturn, North Dakota's oilfield firms jostle for tiniest of jobs
August 19, 2015 at 15:23 PM EDT
WILLISTON, N.D., Aug 19 (Reuters) - Oilfield service companies eager for work amid plunging crude oil prices have until the end of Wednesday to bid for a guaranteed job: plugging a North Dakota well abandoned by a producer closing up shop in the No. 2 U.S. oil patch.