In late January the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act. The bill was designed to accelerate the approvals of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Energy and Commerce Committee member wrote the bill “to put an end to the unnecessary obstructive delays” by the Department of Energy (DOE)
88,000 Wind Jobs and Hiring It may not be anywhere close to the size of the oil and gas industry, but the wind industry has been on a hiring binge of late. The wind sector supported 88,000 jobs at the start of 2016, according to the U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report Year Ending 2015, from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Inspections are a Critical Link to Safety There are critical positions that need to be filled in the energy sector, even in a downcycle. One growing area in oil and gas jobs is the need for qualified inspectors for oil and gas pipelines and other infrastructure projects. Oil & Gas Jobs: 60 Natural Gas Pipeline Inspectors Needed for Projects in California A California engineering and
60 Natural Gas Pipeline Inspectors Needed Energy Experts International is currently seeking to fill multiple job openings for Natural Gas Pipeline Inspectors with journeyman experience. The work location will be in Northern and Central California and is expected to start in June 2016 time period. Applications will CLOSE by Thursday, April 14, 2016. The project is expected to be at least
Getting Certified The American Petroleum Institute (API) has launched a program to certify pipeline inspectors. Oil & Gas 360® spoke with an API media spokesperson who answered questions about the program. OAG360®: What is the specific prerequisite education and/or experience/job title a person needs to achieve this certification? API: The qualification requirements for the API 1169 Pipeline Inspector Certification Program
U.S. unemployment continues to drop while oil and gas industry sheds jobs The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in January, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The additional jobs pushed unemployment below the 5% mark for the first time since February 2008, just before the collapse of Bear Stearns and the financial crisis. The job
U.S. economy adds 292,000 jobs in December 292,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, according to information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most of the added jobs came from construction, health care and business services, with the three accounting for half of the new jobs added last month. The stronger than expected job growth seen
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported strong November jobs growth today ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting. The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in the month of November, according to the BLS, adding to the possibility that that the Fed may decide to raise interest rates later this month on the stronger employment data. Overall unemployment remained unchanged
Study finds hydraulic fracturing added 725,000 jobs during the Great Recession The energy boom brought on by hydraulic fracturing helped to soften the blow from the Great Recession, a new study conducting by the National Bureau of Economic Research found. Between 2005 and 2012, 725,000 jobs were added to support the oil and gas industry as it rapidly expanded thanks
The Federal Reserve decided to stand pat following its two-day October meeting The U.S. Federal Reserve today decided to maintain rates near zero, leaving them unchanged since 2008. The Fed did announce that it is open to raising rates at the next meeting in December. “In determining whether it will be appropriate to raise (interest rates) at its next meeting,
“The shale industry is hiring local workforce—that’s going to keep the money in the community…” Building pipelines to support the shale industry has contributed over one million working hours so far in 2015 for laborers in Ohio, according to the Laborer’s International Union of North America (LiUNA) in Ohio. The industry group expects that pipeline construction will constitute three million
Petrochemicals will need in excess of 150 thousand skilled workers by next April Demand for skilled labor in the U.S. chemicals industry is expected to peak in April 2016, according to Daniel Groves, workforce director at the construction Users Roundtable (CURT) and chief executive of data provider Construction Industry Resources. Groves expects that around 156,000 skilled workers will be needed
