Archive for the ‘Other Personnel News’ Category
Statoil ASA
plans to recruit more than 50 skilled workers annually in the coming
years to bolster its Norwegian continental shelf capabilities.
Ophir to reduce its workforce by 15%
July 14th, 2017 by Latest News
Ophir Energy PLC
plans to cut half of the corporate roles in its London office and half
of its expatriate positions, representing around 15% of the firm’s
global workforce.
Silverback Exploration II hunts projects
July 11th, 2017 by Latest News
Silverback Exploration II LLC, San Antonio, will “pursue organic development projects and strategic acquisitions in conventional and unconventional resource plays across the US” after securing a $500 million equity commitment from EnCap Investments LP, according to a news release.
Trump plans to nominate Glick as FERC member
June 29th, 2017 by Latest News
US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Richard Glick,
presently general counsel for the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee, as a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member, the White
House announced on June 28.
E&Y poll shows generational, gender divide in oil and gas career perceptions
June 26th, 2017 by Latest News
While 51% of adults would be happy if their child chose a career in
oil and gas, just 26% of Generation Z and 45% of Millennials without a
set career path find industry jobs appealing, according to Ernst &
Young LLP’s US Oil and Gas Perception poll.
UK oil and gas survey notes confidence
June 21st, 2017 by Latest News
Confidence is returning to the UK oil and gas industry, according to an annual survey by the Bank of Scotland.
Eagle Energy Inc., Calgary, plans to accelerate cuts in general and administrative expenses in response to weaker crude oil prices.
Energy XXI cuts workforce by 18%
June 15th, 2017 by Latest News
Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc.,
Houston, said it has “implemented additional workforce reductions to
lower its overhead costs and better align its staffing with its current
expected operational plans.”
Texas boosted US oil, gas employment in April
June 15th, 2017 by Latest News
US oil and gas employment added 3,800 jobs month-over-month in April to total 390,900, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Recovery of the upstream oil and gas business in Texas continued for a
fifth consecutive month in April, recording its first year-over-year
increase in 27 months, according to the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers’ Texas Petro Index (TPI).