“Wanted: entry-level workers, roustabouts, floorhands, mechanicsand electricians. Training, benefits provided.” It’s a virtualposting in drilling companies’ offices across North America.Unemployment is so low, and jobs so plentiful across nearly everyjob sector that finding potential employees who are willing to workfor low-end wages in the oil and gas industry has reached acritical stage.
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Booming Economy Leads to Shortage of Land Rig Workers
“Wanted: entry-level workers, roustabouts, floorhands, mechanicsand electricians. Training, benefits provided.” It’s a virtualposting in drilling companies’ offices across North America.Unemployment is so low, and jobs so plentiful across nearly everyjob sector that finding potential employees who are willing to workfor low-end wages in the oil and gas industry has reached acritical stage.
Natural’s ‘Unreasonable’ Auction Stands
A recent capacity auction conducted by the Natural Gas PipelineCo. of America (NGPL) was “unreasonable and unduly preferential,”FERC said last week, but it refused to overturn the auction’sresults, as was requested by producers and marketers. It gave thepipeline the benefit of the doubt on the latter point, saying thatNGPL had “followed an arguable interpretation of its tariff,” whichhad been approved by the Commission.