Ceres Power is going to be expanding and opening up a new manufacturing factory in Sussex with over 170 new oil and gas jobs being created it the process. It is said that the facility will produce up to 30 thousand fuel cell CHP (Combined Heat and Power) products per year which means that there [...]
Oil Jobs
In a recent unemployment report, Alaska is once again well below the average for unemployment in the country with Fairbanks having the lower unemployment rate at just 6.5 % according to the Department of Labor. At the same time last year the rate was 6.8 %, so things are getting better and better all the [...]
The Oklahoma Energy Resource Board recently held a study that highlighted strong growth in the oil and gas industry since the above average recovery from the 18 month recession. The study was conducted by the Steven C. Agee Economic Research and Policy Institute at Oklahoma City University and it was concluded that the oil and [...]
A £50 million investment over the rest of the year by Swire Oilfield Services will see Aberdeen getting a job boost with a new headquarters being built, and £20 million of the amount being invested in the North Sea operations. This company specializes in supplying offshore units for carrying cargo, and has 20 new oil [...]
With the affects of global warming becoming ever more prominent and the oil industry taking a knock because of it, it might seem a bit hopeless to look for a job in the oil industry. The truth of the matter is that many small towns and cities in America rely on oil for their survival. [...]
Even though the oil prices are fluctuating and confidence in the market is dwindling, the oil industry and oil refineries still remain one of the biggest forms of employment across many parts of the country, and even the world. For some, oil refineries and the oil industry is why their town was built in the [...]
Alaska’s wild frontier is being brought into the spotlight with the proposal of the North Slope propane plant expansion at Prudhoe Bay. The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority is hoping to extract large amounts of rich propane which will alleviate some of the pressures on the economy, provide oil and gas jobs, and cut down [...]
The Cook Inlet in Alaska will see the first oil rig drilling in 16 years if all goes according to plan. A joint venture between Kenai Offshore Ventures, a subsidiary of Buccaneer Energy Ltd., Sydney, and Ezion Holdings Ltd., Singapore has been approved by the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority (AIDEA) in the hopes [...]
South African energy giant, Sasol, reported that its profits have increased by 15 % over the last year and that they were investing two third of their capex budget, amounting to about $3 billion (R16 billion) in gas and oil job creation. The gas and oil industry in South Africa has improved dramatically over the [...]
Approval of the $35 billion Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (APLNG) project by Federal Environmental and Water Minister, Tony Burke, has caused a stir among the locals. “After a rigorous assessment, which sought the advice of experts and included public consultation, I have concluded that the APLNG project can go ahead without unacceptable impacts on [...]
