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API releases video urging Biden to tour American energy sites- oil and gas 360

API releases video urging Biden to tour American energy sites

World Oil WASHINGTON – As President Biden prepares to meet with Saudi officials on Friday, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new video once again inviting the president to visit American energy sites and support the American producers who are poised to meet the growing demand for affordable, reliable energy and lead in this global crisis instead of turning to foreign

Oilfield services jobs rise again for eight straight months of growth- oil and gas 360

Oilfield services jobs rise again for eight straight months of growth

World Oil Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector rose by an estimated 4,999 jobs to 633,198 in June, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council, and after adjustments to May numbers. May adjusted number of 628,190 is down from the preliminary of 628,793. Gains

Oilfield employment continues to rise as overall U.S. labor market gains- oil and gas 360

Oilfield employment continues to rise as overall U.S. labor market gains

World Oil Employment in the U.S. oilfield services, and equipment sector rose by an estimated 4,774 jobs to 628,793 in May, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council, and after adjustments to April numbers. April adjusted number of 624,019 is up from the preliminary of 622,309. Gains

U.S. oilfield sector jobs rise in March – Energy Workforce & Technology Council- oil and gas 360

U.S. oilfield sector jobs rise in March – Energy Workforce & Technology Council

World Oil Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector rose by an estimated 2,698 jobs to 608,702 in March, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council. Gains were made in six of seven categories, including machinery manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and petroleum and coal products manufacturing.

Oilfield employment climbed in December despite cooling U.S. job market-oil and gas 360

Oilfield employment climbed in December despite cooling U.S. job market

World Oil HOUSTON – Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector rose by an estimated 7,450 jobs in December, despite the slow hiring in overall U.S. jobs, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (Council). Gains were made in oil and gas extraction, as well

Exxon workers begin a vote on union's future at Texas refinery- oil and gas 360

Exxon workers begin a vote on union’s future at Texas refinery

Nasdaq HOUSTON, Nov 15 – Workers locked out of their jobs at an Exxon Mobil XOM.N oil refinery this week begin casting ballots in a vote that will decide the fate of the United Steelworkers union (USW) at their Texas plant. Exxon locked out union members from the 2,700-acre Beaumont, Texas, refinery and oil packaging plant on May 1 after failed

Exxon CEO weighs higher pay to combat employee exodus- oil and gas 360

Exxon CEO weighs higher pay to combat employee exodus

World Oil HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil Corp. is weighing salary increases as it tries to halt employee attrition across its business divisions after sweeping job and benefit cuts. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods told employees at a town hall-style meeting that they should be “encouraged” by the ongoing salary-review process, according to a recording of the event. “The policies we’re

Locked-out Texas refinery workers to vote on Exxon contract proposal -union- oil and gas 360

Locked-out Texas refinery workers to vote on Exxon contract proposal -union

Reuters HOUSTON – Workers locked out of their jobs at a Beaumont, Texas, refinery for nearly six months by Exxon Mobil Corp will vote on the company’s latest contract proposal, a United Steelworkers’ union official said on Monday night. The vote on the contract by 650 workers locked out of the 369,024 barrel-per-day refinery and adjoining lubricant oil plant is

Basic Energy Services to cut nearly 500 Texas jobs following bankruptcy- oil and gas 360

Basic Energy Services to cut nearly 500 Texas jobs following bankruptcy

Reuters Oilfield services provider Basic Energy Services will cut about 500 jobs in Texas, according to a filing with the state’s workforce commission, as the company works through Chapter 11 restructuring that includes asset sales. The job cuts are focused throughout Texas, with 135 positions eliminated in Howard county in west Texas and 120 in Tarrant County, where its headquarters

U.S. energy firms launching employee COVID-19 vaccination mandates- oil and gas 360

U.S. energy firms launching employee COVID-19 vaccination mandates

Reuters U.S. energy companies are moving to require that employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations as infection rates rise across the United States and energy workers, according to health surveys, remain among those most reluctant to get inoculations. Calls to require vaccinations for employees who work closely together in oilfield and refinery operations come as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on

Oilfield service sector added jobs for fifth straight month in July- oil and gas 360

Oilfield service sector added jobs for fifth straight month in July

World Oil America’s energy technology and services sector added an estimated 6,082 jobs in July, a fifth straight month of growth, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (Council). The 1.0% growth comes after the sector added more than 32,000 positions over the preceding four months after

St. Paul Park union approves Marathon's contract, ending work stoppage- oil and gas 360

St. Paul Park union approves Marathon’s contract, ending work stoppage

Reuters Unionized workers will return to work at a Minnesota refinery next week after reaching a six-year contract agreement with Marathon Petroleum that ends a months-long work stoppage, the union said on Thursday. Teamsters Local 120 in St. Paul Park, Minnesota, approved a revised contract offer from Marathon Petroleum after fighting proposals that could have cut jobs and subcontracted maintenance