The time for new jobs in oil and gas, especially in oil drilling is slowly rising, thanks to new approvals and leases by the U.S. Government, specifically in Alaska. Obama has recently approved 500 oil drilling leases off the coast of Alaska, and many other projects are waiting in the wings for approval. Many people [...]
Oil Drilling Jobs
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 [...]
U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation (BOEMRE) has given the Shell Oil Company conditional approval to begin drilling exploration oil wells in the Beaufort Sea as of July 2012. This approval has been given with the condition that Shell obtains all the necessary legal permits from relevant environmental agencies upon a full [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Over the last 3 months, the number of oil rigs in North Dakota’s oil patch has increased by 25 percent. The overall number of oil rigs now operating in the patch is triple what it was a year ago, says the state Department of Mineral Resources. Could more North Dakota oil jobs become available? The [...]
Recently, Tharwa, the oil and gas company have discovered oil in Egypt in the Eastern Desert in the West Esh El Mallah area. Currently the production level is expected to be 1300 barrels a day. This comes as oil prices rise worldwide, and with the recession starting to subside. The oil discovery poses many new [...]
The United States Minerals Management Service (USMMS) approved a plan offered by the Royal Dutch Shell Company to start drilling two wells in the Beaufort Sea from July to October 2010. The wells are located on two leases that are 16 and 23 miles off the shore of Point Thomson. Shell had planned various other [...]
About 17 feet of oil was discovered in the Four Rivers Project on Saturday the 28th February 2009. The Four Rivers Project consists of various prospects running through parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. The oil was discovered after the third well in the Sunnyside Prospect reached a depth of 6000 feet. There are 2 zones [...]
