Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

Texas #1 For Jobs In The Oil and Gas Industry

Wednesday, November 26th, 2014

According to the latest report from the US Energy Information Administration, Texas leads the nation in terms of jobs in the oil and natural gas industry.
In 2013, the state added 19,000 new jobs in the industry.
This figure is six times more than the registered number of jobs added in the industry in New Mexico last year. … Read More...

Denton Texas Approves Ban On Hydraulic Fracturing

Saturday, November 22nd, 2014

On November 4, voters in Denton Texas approved the ban on hydraulic fracturing. This is clearly a blow to the oil and gas industry. Denton is atop the Barnett shale formation, the site where commercial fracking was first implemented.

Despite the contributions of the industry and to the state’s economy, it became clear that residents are more concerned … Read More...