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 [...]
Oil Jobs
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 [...]
According to Iraqi Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate, Mahdi Al Ameedi, there is another oil block auction planned in Iraq where international companies will have a chance to bid for numerous oil exploration contracts in the region. This means more oil exploration jobs will be on offer shortly. Previously, 3 other auctions were held where [...]
For those oil workers who were displaced due to the massive BP oil spill, life has been hard the last few months, but thanks to the State of Alabama, various workshops and job seminars are being planned to help workers find new oil jobs and get back on their feet. The seminars are being organized [...]
Due to an expansion of oil and gas consultancy ClerkMaxwell, 20 new oil and gas jobs will be created at their head office in Aberdeen. The increase in workers from 50 to 70 would be complete at the end of the year, thanks to an increase in business by about GBP 700,000 (approximately $1 million). [...]
The oil sands project is about to get a boost as a new pipeline, the Keystone XL Pipeline, awaits approval for transporting heavy crude oil at Shell Albian Sands near Fort McMurray. This will mean a huge amount of new gas jobs for the United States. The oil sands project has been running for many [...]
According to Oil and Gas UK, there have been new oil fields discovered in the once thought to be depleted North Sea. These fields have sparked hope for many Oil companies in the UK, specifically those involved in the production of oil rigs. There are about 70 new oil fields that Jim Masterton of McNulty [...]
ClearFuels Technology based in Hawaii has received the first $7.7 million of its $22.6 million that the DOE (Department of Energy) to build a biomass gasifier at the Rentech Energy Technology Centre, which is expected to create many new gas industry jobs. This agreement to go ahead with the first stage reflects the company’s approval [...]
For years West Africa has been in the midst of various civil wars, making it an undesirable place for oil companies. Due to the recent calm political climate and the discovery of 1.8 million barrels of oil in Ghana and surrounding countries, international oil and gas companies are taking notice. Thanks to the Vancouver based [...]
Things are looking up for the oil industry and it seems as though the oil job market is stabilizing according to the latest Brent Crude and U.S Crude oil prices. Thursday the 4th June 2009, saw the oil price rise to a new high of almost $68 a barrel, which came in the wake of [...]
