It’s been a mixed bag of news in the oil and gas industry recently, but I’ll start with the good.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ job numbers for the first quarter of 2014 show promising news for the industry. The first figure that stands out is the 7,000 jobs created in support activities for oil and gas, which is up from 4,500 over the same period last year. Of those 7,000 jobs, 3,300 were created in March alone.In oil and gas extraction, 4,200 positions were created through March. That’s 1,700 positions more than the same period last year. The bureau
More Good Than Bad
They might not get the biggest headlines, but most stories highlight the positive advances in the oil and gas industry.
Jul 09, 2014
| by Cory Dellenbach |
