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Energy & Environment

Independent Upstream Companies Among Hardest Hit In Oil And Gas

Kyra Buckley

Posted on July 30, 2020 · “There's a saying in the oil and gas industry that the closer you are to the drill bit,” says Patrick Jankowski of the Greater Houston Partnership, “the more your job is at risk during a downturn.”

Tags 2020 oil bust Donald Trump gas Houston oil and gas industry midland Mitch Fane oil oil rig Patrick Jankowski rig upstream

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Texas Upstream Employment Stabilizes Thanks To Steady Oil Prices

Florian Martin

Posted on October 26, 2016 · Several months of $40-plus barrel of oil has shown its effect on jobs.

Tags employment jobs oil and gas upstream

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