With the oil and gas industry experiencing an increase in activity over recent month, so the demand for commercial truck drivers for the industry has increased. Workforce Solutions, as an example, has over 280 truck driver job listings for those working in the oil and gas industry. The Director of Workforce Solutions, Carole Kolle, said, [...]
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Ohio is being looked at closely as the next oil and gas boom. This comes after various studies have taken place and research has gone into the development of the Utica Shale formation. The Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) released a recent study about how the economy is being positively affected by [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell has announced that they want to explore the large Karoo Basin in South Africa to search for shale gas deposits, which many political parties, environmental organizations, and the public have opposed. The outcry comes due to the fact that Shell plans to use a method called fracking (hydraulic fracturing) which [...]
With the technology in the gas and oil industry becoming more and more advanced, there are now discussions about drilling for shale gas in the province of New Brunswick along the coast of Canada. High paying jobs like the shale gas jobs are needed in this area, but there is some debate over how environmentally [...]
If you are interested in the oil and gas industry where you can earn a great salary and work pretty much anywhere in the world, there are lots of different kinds of oil and gas jobs that you can get. There are various aspects you will need to look at before deciding exactly where you [...]
