From Canada's oil sands to the North Sea to Texas and Ohio, there is a global shortage of skilled and entry-level oilfield workers. One report estimates more than 9,000 jobs will go unfilled in Canada's oil industry next year.
See who's hiring in oil & Gas on HandshakeChoosing the best oil and gas job Another benefit of the oil and gas industry is the sheer diversity when it comes to the types of jobs available. There’s something for everyone, from entry-level roles requiring little more than a high school ...
When temperatures in Texas go to subzero ( which occurs about once every 30 years or so) the oil service companies were not prepared for the Arctic weather and were unable to operate the frac fleets in those conditions. Operations were shut down for a week, then they resumed as weather ...
crude oil imports dropped 3% year-over-year as of January 2015.17 Some North American E&P companies are even spinning off their international assets to focus on serving more stable domestic markets, redrawing the lines of supply and demand at the exploration level as well....
Everyone has light, to some degree (for most, it doesn’t vary that much by region: Maine has at least 50% as much sun as Texas). Africans are finding that solar flashlights are far cheaper, healthier and easier to refuel than kerosene lamps. It’s far better for the local economy ...
and all their data can’t be accessed immediately. Now companies want to use their data to develop information and knowledge strategies for decision support. Many companies have not even looked at standards and catalog processes to the level and extent they should in the enterprise and the going...
Under an alliance struck 16 years ago between Vermont and Texas, tiny Vermont can fill up to 20 percent of the space at any low-level nuclear waste dump built in Texas’ wide-open spaces. Texas got the right to exclude other states’ waste. But as a company prepares to begin construction...
QUITO (Reuters) - Although Ecuador seized control of Perenco's oil fields over a tax dispute, the OPEC nation is unlikely to nationalize petroleum companies while it seeks to renegotiate contracts in a bid to increase revenue. The leftist government of Rafael Correa, a key ally of Hugo Chav...
San Antonio is home to the South Texas Oilfield Expo and more than 80 gas and oil companies. This includes Valero Energy (VLO), which had revenues of $8.8 billion in 2023. One of the city's largest employers is an oil refinery, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation, which is owned by Va...
Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, dropped 4.9 per cent to $108.17 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the US crude oil benchmark, was down 4.9 per cent at $103.85 a barrel on Thursday. The moves came after the White House said it would release an extra 1mn barrels a...