When Interior Secretary Sally Jewell worked in the oil patch three decades ago, she was a pioneer who put up with a nearly all-male work force and Hustler pin-ups at drill sites. While overt sexism may have left the oilfield in the 32 years since, there still aren’t a lot of women in it. Ditto for people of color. “The industry has some work to do,” Jewell said.  More »

In my view, wages are the backbone an economy. If workers have difficulty finding a job, or have difficulty earning sufficient wages, the lack of wages will be a problem, not just for the workers, but for governments and businesses. Governments will ha…  More »

In my view, wages are the backbone an economy. If workers have difficulty finding a job, or have difficulty earning sufficient wages, the lack of wages will be a problem, not just for the workers, but for governments and businesses. Governments will ha…  More »

Globalization seems to be looked on as an unmitigated “good” by economists. Unfortunately, economists seem to be guided by their badly flawed models; they miss real-world problems. In particular, they miss the point that the world is finite. We do…  More »

The oil and gas industry is facing a talent gap just as a large number of older and more experienced employees is nearing retirement, a troubling trend that is especially acute in the United States and Canada, demographics experts said Tuesday.  More »

Chevron Corp. will move the jobs to Houston from its California headquarters to support its exploration and production operations.  More »

Petroleum pump operators are expected to lose 6,200 jobs between 2010 and 2020, a 14 percent decline, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  More »

Hays, a London-based employee recruiting firm, plans to open a 5 to 10-person office in Houston in the next several months to expand its customer base in the oil and gas industry.  More »