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U.S. OFS Employment in March Hits Highest Point in Months

U.S. OFS Employment in March Hits Highest Point in Months

The U.S. oilfield services (OFS) and equipment sector gained an estimated 2,698 jobs in March, its highest point since last September, the Houston-based Energy Workforce & Technology Council reported. “It’s encouraging to see job growth increases in the sector and that we are continuing to make gains from our pandemic lows and 2021 fourth quarter…

April 7, 2022
Texas Found Still on Top of Oil, Gas Jobs and Volumes Despite Employment Decline

Texas Found Still on Top of Oil, Gas Jobs and Volumes Despite Employment Decline

For most of the U.S. oil and gas industry, 2021 brought recovery in both production and demand, but key sectors still experienced shrinking employment, according to the yearly report from the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). In its 2022 State of Energy, Texas’ advocate for oil and gas independents reported the U.S.…

February 10, 2022
Texas Upstream Oil, Gas Sector Adds Jobs for Seventh Consecutive Month

Texas Upstream Oil, Gas Sector Adds Jobs for Seventh Consecutive Month

Texas’ upstream oil and gas employment reached 185,800 in November, representing increases of 2,400 jobs month/month and 24,800 positions year/year, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) reported last week. “The Texas oil and natural gas industry employment trends outlined in our latest analysis illustrate the industry’s continued recovery and positive economic impact…

December 23, 2021
Texas Upstream Job Growth Metric Goes Five-for-Five

Texas Upstream Job Growth Metric Goes Five-for-Five

Texas’ upstream employment figure grew by 2,900 jobs last month to reach 181,100 in September, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) reported Friday. The September tally marks the Lone Star State’s fifth consecutive month of upstream job growth since April, TIPRO said. The September 2021 figure marks a year/year gain of 23,600,…

October 25, 2021
Texas Upstream Jobs Sector Expanding, but Threats from Delta Variant Looming

Texas Upstream Jobs Sector Expanding, but Threats from Delta Variant Looming

The Texas oil and natural gas industry through July had seen a continued uptick in job growth, particularly in the Houston area, but the deadly Delta variant of Covid-19 poses near-term threats. An employment analysis of the upstream sector by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) showed a net increase of 1,500…

August 30, 2021
Texas E&P Activity, Employment Expanding on Strengthening Natural Gas, Oil Prices

Texas E&P Activity, Employment Expanding on Strengthening Natural Gas, Oil Prices

The upstream oil and natural gas economy in Texas is finally signaling a new cycle of expansion in activity following the double-barrel contraction in 2019 and 2020, according to economic indicators. The Texas Petro Index (TPI), created and overseen by petroleum economist Karr Ingham of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, through June had increased…

July 28, 2021
U.S. OFS Jobs Tracking Higher with Texas Topping Growth

U.S. OFS Jobs Tracking Higher with Texas Topping Growth

Monthly employment in the oilfield services (OFS) sector surpassed 2020 levels for the first time in June, but remained well below pre-coronavirus figures logged in 2019, according to the preliminary figures from the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. Overall, the Houston-based organization said 8,002 jobs were added in June, marking a 1.3% increase over May…

July 16, 2021
Wyoming Looks to Boost Oil, Gas Jobs in Directing Funds to DUCs, P&A Projects

Wyoming Looks to Boost Oil, Gas Jobs in Directing Funds to DUCs, P&A Projects

Nearly nine months after Wyoming received $400 million from the first federal Covid-19 relief package, Gov. Mark Gordon plans to disperse the remaining $12 million to help complete oil and gas wells and get people back to work. The Energy Rebound Program (ERP), created last November to attract workers to the industry, provides business relief…

June 16, 2021
Texas Slowly Adding Upstream Jobs After ‘Difficult Season’

Texas Slowly Adding Upstream Jobs After ‘Difficult Season’

The Texas upstream oil and gas industry added 2,300 jobs during February, still not back to its pre-pandemic levels, but slowly rising since last September, according to the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA). Texas Workforce Commission data indicated that the upstream sector has added 7,400 jobs since the low point in September. Total upstream…

April 1, 2021
Canadian Oil, Natural Gas Job Recovery Said Unlikely Until 2022

Canadian Oil, Natural Gas Job Recovery Said Unlikely Until 2022

Canadian oil and gas job losses will continue this year and take until 2022 to brighten, the industry’s workforce monitoring agency is reporting. The contraction is prolonged by corporate takeovers and efficiency drives in response to low prices, the Covid-19 pandemic and environmental policies, according to the Calgary-based Petroleum Labor Market Information (PetroLMI). “Industry is…

March 29, 2021
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