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Are The Good Times Back?  Both oil and natural gas prices are up, thanks to a combination of factors including a weak dollar, increased industrial demand for oil and gas and a cold winter. Now we are seeing some signs that the oil and gas industry is back and companies are finally hiring again. The first and best jobs will go to those who were laid off. There will be more spots to fill as some left the industry completely. That means an increased availability of  entry level oilfield jobs. The Permian Basin, Bakken shale and other oil producing areas lead the way with oilfield jobs. The BP spill will cool off Gulf of Mexico rig jobs a bit, but not for long.

      Global Shipping Increasing Demand For Oil

We are still not seeing the high day rates that we had when oil was in the $100 a barrel range. Increased competition has forced many drilling companies and oilfield service companies to reduce hourly wages since they are not getting as much for their services. Hopefully this will change and oilfield salaries will return to the levels of 2007. 

 Natural Gas, A Big Part Of The Equation. Oil get all of the attention. It's more tangible to us for some reason but natural gas is a very big part of domestic drilling. Natural gas seems to be stabilizing above five dollars will are seeing the rig count really pick up in areas such as the Barnett..  

Current Gulf Drilling Rig Job Outlook.  (Update)

 Despite the Transocean Deepwater Horizon tragedy and ensuing BP oil spill, drilling will not stop in the Gulf of Mexico. There is a moratorium on new permits but that will not last since America needs the oil.  Day rates for semi-submersible rigs capable of working in 4000' of water are rising and this is creating competition among offshore drillers.  Despite the BP disaster the outlook for offshore rig jobs looks far than this time last year with companies now again actively placing ads for qualified offshore workers. After a complete review of the disaster and after the oil spill has been cleaned up it is a sure bet that drilling will resume, with a host of new rules and regulations. (More jobs for offshore safety inspectors?) There will be literally hundreds of new offshore oil and gas safety inspection jobs and also some in preventative maintenance created as a result of this mess. Want out of your roughneck or rig job? Then get to a community college and start taking courses in oilfield safety, OSHA, etc, because those jobs are coming and hurricane season is going to hasten the inspection of all offshore rigs.

Land Rig Outlook For Texas.

The rig count in Texas is rising and there are some hot new areas being explored such as the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.

 Due to the rising price of oil, the Permian Basin has picked up a considerable amount recently with a number of horizontal re-entry wells in established fields as well as exploratory wells to the south. Exploration of the limestone gas play along IH-10 in from Sutton County east and west has begun to resume and rigs are returning to drilling the play Rio Grande deep gas drilling is also on the increase due to rising natural gas prices. Companies such as EOG and Petrohawk Energy are making substantial new finds in the newly discovered  Eagle Ford Shale Play  in South Texas. This one is big folks, and is a gas and oil play combined. Already is is being called the sixth largest U.S. oil find in history. Eagle Ford shale oilfield jobs will be increasing by several fold by this winter and 2011 as major new drilling programs kick off.  Companies are already diverting resources and capital from shale plays like the Barnett (and perhaps now offshore to the Eagle Ford shale.

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