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 a United States Unemployment Data analysis, which showed that less people are filing claims for unemployment benefits. There is an increased demand for oil, and the higher prices were also supported by the forecasts of the Goldman Sachs U.S investment bank for $85 per barrel towards the end of 2009 and the introduction of a 2010 end of year forecast of $95 per barrel. The U.S Crude oil price rose by $1.50 per barrel, while the London Brent Crude rose by $1.68 per barrel, just before 2pm (GMT). This resurgence in the o...

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Working on an oil rig, whether off the Gulf of Mexico or in Alaska, is a dangerous job. These maritime jobs do offer excellent pay, which is why so many people consider leaving their homes, family and friends for months on end to work on a this floating city. Being a deckhand is quite tough and you will have to make sure you are ready to work hard and for long hours, but the pay and benefits you receive will all be worth it in the end. Finding deckhand jobs can be hard, because you have no idea where to look. Well, you don’t need to worry any longer, because if you just become a member of Oil Job Finder, you can learn about all the current deckhand jobs on oil rigs that are available. Deckhands are always needed on any vessel, so if working on an oil rig is not really your thing, you ca...

This week the number of active oil rigs in the United States dropped to 1243, making a decline of 57 altogether. Most of the oil rigs have been listed as searching for natural gas (970), while 260 of them have been looking for oil, and 13 are listed as miscellaneous. The largest oil producing states have been affected the most with Texas losing 26 oil rigs, 7 each being lost by Colorado, Louisiana, and New Mexico, 4 were lost by North Dakota, Oklahoma lost 10, and Wyoming have lost 2. On the other side of the scale Alaska oil seems to be booming as they gained 4 new oil rigs this week. Arkansas also added one. Alaska seems to be the best place at the moment to work on board an oil rig, so make sure you search all the oil rig jobs on Oil Job Finder. At Oil Job Finder you can become a member...

Working on an oil rig is a dangerous and difficult job and besides the long hours, and tough living conditions, you must also be away from home for long periods of time. The potential for boredom to set in is something that employees have to fight, as well as the tendency to become complacent when it comes to safety procedures. Recently in the wake of the tropical Cyclone Billy off the Australian and Indonesian Coasts, one oil producing vessel was caught off guard as its operator failed to pull up its anchors in time to vacate the area and avoid the cyclone. The vessel weathered most of the cyclone until its last anchor broke and it made its way to safety. No one was injured in the incident, although this might not have been the case if the storm had been worse. With this recent event, the...

If you have a hunger to work in the oil and gas industry and are most interested in jobs on oil rigs, in gas and oil refineries, working on the soon-to-be-built Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project or being involved in the oil sands projects in Canada, OilJobFinder is the ultimate website for you. You will not only learn about all the jobs you can go after working for oil and gas companies such as, administrative positions, entry level positions, white collar workers, and various management, but you will also find out how to apply for your dream jobs using the member’s area job board.  Here are some of the high level jobs that you can get working in the gas and oil industry: Geophysicist Oil and Gas Jobs – A geophysicist studies the internal and external composition ...

Oil rigs are massive structures that require a large, well trained crew.  As a crew member you live on the oil rig for months at a time, but earn a very good salary which is easy to save. The oil industry is a demanding one with tens of thousands of new jobs being offered every year. Oil rig jobs take you all over the world into regions of Alaska, Mexico, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. With your OilJobFinder membership you’ll have access to in-depth oil and gas industry information, and learn all about the earning potential, qualifications that you need, and how to apply for oil jobs. There are offshore and onshore oil rigs that you can learn about, and when you become a member of OilJobFinder you will be provided with information about oil production and refining, a...